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verb

ˈvi-zət How to pronounce visit (audio)
Definition of visitnext
1
as in to see
to make a social call upon the club ladies make a point of visiting everyone who moves into the neighborhood

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Relevance

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2
as in to stay
to reside as a temporary guest an old friend who comes to visit for a month every summer

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3
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation tries to visit with her best friend on the phone at least once a week

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4
as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often visit Ireland for a few weeks every year

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5
as in to call
to make a brief visit stopped to visit with my father on the way out of town

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visit

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noun

1
as in stay
a temporary residing as another's guest my aunt always looks forward to her weeklong annual visit with her mother

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2
as in visitation
a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons came by for a quick visit

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of visit
Verb
The attackers used the IP addresses to host a smart contract that drained about $235,000 in bitcoin from people trying to visit the Celer Bridge cryptocurrency exchange. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 And this fall, buyers will have another reason to visit when Ladera Ranch celebrates its Model Grand Opening in October. — Jenuane Communities, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
The loan request was first proposed in 1930; on a state visit to the UK in July 2025, Macron announced that the tapestry would be making its way to the UK. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, major theater chains such as AMC, Regal and Alamo Drafthouse have continued to incentivize repeat visits by offering premium formats, novelty merchandise, alcohol service and discounts for loyalty program members. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for visit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visit
  1. see
  2. stay
  3. chat
  4. haunt
  5. call
  6. visitation
  7. talk
  8. frequent
Verb
  • Barclays projects that palm oil, coconut oil, and rubber could rise by 30% to 40% over the next 18 months, coffee could see an additional 20% to 30% surge, and rice could increase by a further 10% to 20%.
    — , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities initially said Saylor’s mother reported that her child had wandered off from a rental home in Hagley Estates in Pawleys Island and was last seen wearing her swimsuit.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of see
Verb
  • Jacob Murphy stayed, despite interest from Nottingham Forest.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • And the audience for those games skews young, with more than half of all avid soccer viewers aged 18-to-34, a demographic highly sought by advertisers and one that suggests NBC’s numbers could stay strong for years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of stay
Verb
  • Newsom, who chatted with lawmakers at the Capitol on Monday in what will be his last regular legislative session as governor, praised Lowenthal and the bill.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • During the 2013 season, the 49ers lost in the NFC Championship game to the Seattle Seahawks – the team that would bring him in for his only meeting during the 2017 offseason to chat about potentially signing.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of chat
Verb
  • As a result, the Owens women — with Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing back as the witchy aunts of Bullock and Kidman’s characters — must reunite to finally break the curse that has haunted their family.
    — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Filming has now begun on location in Malta, with Winstone starring as Alan ‘Razor’ Sharp, a former SAS operative haunted by a botched mission in the 1990s that left his reputation in tatters and his best friend dead.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of haunt
Verb
  • Autumn Joy Stonecrop Also called autumn joy sedum, this hardy, summer- and fall-flowering perennial is known for its succulent foliage and dense clusters of tiny pink flowers.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, commonly called HAL, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support patients during rehabilitation.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of call
Noun
  • Meanwhile, total usage and visitation to the complex has fallen by 19%, driven by a sharp drop in visits from residents, according to a report from the Finance Commission.
    — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Your story shows the importance of seeking partial custody or visitation rights as part of a divorce settlement.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of visitation
Verb
  • For those who take pride in their pouty lips (or their ability to talk their way out of just about anything), a swipe of lipstick and nothing else is a cool way to look put together without the hustle of actually putting yourself together.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Despite 40-plus years of dazzling red-carpet moments—and two decades since becoming the first Arab designer on the official Paris haute couture calendar—in real life Elie Saab is still more comfortable letting his runway do the talking for him.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of talk
Verb
  • Layla and the kids never made the move to Tuscaloosa, leaving Kiffin to go off the rails, frequenting Tuscaloosa-area bars.
    — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This museum, the former home and studio of Pritzker-Prize-winning architect Luis Barragán, is frequented by architecture and design lovers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of frequent

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“Visit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visit. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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