pay (someone) a visit
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: to go somewhere to visit (someone)
She paid me a visit while I was in the hospital.
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Architecture lovers should pay a visit during this year’s Biennale Architettura (running from May 10 to November 23), while foodies ought to take note of the best restaurants frequented by locals.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
Be sure to pay a visit to the European Village, a shopping and dining destination modeled after an Italian open-air piazza.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2025
Finally, pay a visit to a former U.S. Weather Bureau Station building which now functions as a welcome center but retains its 1901 appearance and can give further insight into weather forecasting sciences of the past.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
And to sweeten the deal, a stay at the Boston Harbor Hotel also allows guests to pay a visit to Rowes Wharf Sea Grille—a top spot for lobster, oysters and clam chowder—without having to step outdoors and brave the winter weather.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
Be sure to pay a visit to the European Village, a shopping and dining destination modeled after an Italian open-air piazza.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2025
Finally, pay a visit to a former U.S. Weather Bureau Station building which now functions as a welcome center but retains its 1901 appearance and can give further insight into weather forecasting sciences of the past.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
And to sweeten the deal, a stay at the Boston Harbor Hotel also allows guests to pay a visit to Rowes Wharf Sea Grille—a top spot for lobster, oysters and clam chowder—without having to step outdoors and brave the winter weather.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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