Associations to the word «Visit»

VISIT, verb. (transitive) Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]

VISIT, verb. (transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]

VISIT, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability. [from 14th c.]

VISIT, verb. (transitive) (now rare) To punish, to inflict harm upon (someone or something). [from 14th c.]

VISIT, verb. (transitive) Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone). [from 14th c.]

VISIT, verb. (transitive) To inflict punishment, vengeance for (an offense) on or upon someone. [from 14th c.]

VISIT, verb. (transitive) To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 14th c.]

VISIT, verb. (transitive) To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc. [from 15th c.]

VISIT, noun. A single act of visiting.

VISIT, noun. (medicine) (insurance) A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.

VISIT A SPELL, verb. Alternative form of set a spell

VISIT, noun. The act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit".

VISIT, noun. A meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist".

VISIT, noun. The act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection).

VISIT, noun. The act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist".

VISIT, noun. A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest).

VISIT, verb. Go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning".

VISIT, verb. Go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?".

VISIT, verb. Pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens".

VISIT, verb. Come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory".

VISIT, verb. Impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students".

VISIT, verb. Talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze".

VISIT, verb. Stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month".

VISIT, verb. Assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly".