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verb

ˈvi-zət How to pronounce visit (audio)
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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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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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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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as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often visit Ireland for a few weeks every year

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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

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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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Recent Examples of visit
Verb
Schepers went to visit her boyfriend after leaving the bar. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025 After Visa Is Revoked Over Palestine Protests Kid Rock Joins Trump for Executive Order Limiting Ticket Scalping Three years ago, Russell would visit Kilmer at his home for the last time. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
From the Asian elephant to the gharial, there’s a staggering array of native wildlife that’s been calling India home for eons, with no shortage of iconic mammals, birds and reptiles to be found during a visit. — Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Group visits and educational field trips are welcome and can be scheduled by calling 407-396-8644, Ext. 2. — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025 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
  • Comments James Cameron has unveiled the first official footage from Avatar: Fire and Ash, though the general public may have to wait a little longer to see it.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Organizations must move beyond seeing procurement as merely a cost center.
    — Shaz Khan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of see
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  • Now, players have economic incentive to stay as long as possible.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Afterward, nearly all of the special event's details stayed under wraps until the couple began sharing snippets of the day through different projects.
    — Emy LaCroix, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of stay
Verb
  • Or if, in the case of Bumble’s Concierge service, two bots are chatting with each other while each person goes about their day, how will daters know if there is actually a connection based on who each of them really is?
    — Myisha Battle, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Fest latest: Glasgow Film Festival industry boss Samantha Andie Bennett chatted with Diana about a busy year.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of chat
Verb
  • Simultaneously, McKay’s decision to defy Robby (Noah Wyle) earlier in this never-ending shift also comes back to haunt her this hour.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
  • But for mysterious/haunting reasons to be revealed in the season opener, that is easier said than done.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of haunt
Verb
  • Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.
    — Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
Definition of call
Noun
  • At the time of the incident, her son was in her care for a custody visitation, and the two had just returned from a three-day trip to Disneyland.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • He has been denied meaningful access to counsel and any visitation from his family.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of visitation
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  • Likewise, Maloney was also asked several times over a span of a few weeks to discuss the campaign, but did not agree to talk.
    — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Below, Joe talks to TVLine about the friends’ instant connection, the heartbreak of watching her struggle and how his own experience as a parent shaped his actions in the game.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of talk
Verb
  • In early February, messages from a different group were posted in an online chat group frequented by Israelis living in New York.
    — Adam Geller, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The 15 Most Beautiful Places In Texas Hill Country, According To A Local History of Wimberley Established as a trading post by settlers in 1848, the area was previously home to Native Americans and later frequented by Spanish conquistadors who had taken up in nearby San Antonio.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
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