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Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Visit

/vĭz'-ĭt/ · Vis·it · IPA /ˈvɪzɪt/
01 v. t. To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician visits his patient.
imp. & p. p. Visited; p. pr. & vb. n. Visiting
  1. 1.
    To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician visits his patient.
  2. 2.
    To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge.
  3. 3.
    To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in mercy; to visit one in wrath.(Script.)
    “[God] hath visited and redeemed his people.” — Like i. 68.
02 v. i. To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.
  1. 1.
    To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.
03 n. The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually lon…
  1. 1.
    The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician.
  2. 2.
    The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector.
Phrases & compounds
Right of visit — the right of visitation. See Visitation, 4.