1. The act of going to see some person, place or thing for a short time
   "he dropped by for a visit"
    
2. 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"
    
3. The act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
   "The diplomat's visit to the factory was part of a trade mission"
    
4. The act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
   "a visit to the dentist"
    
5. A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
   "Her visit to her grandparents lasted two weeks";
   - sojourn

1. Go to see a place, as for entertainment
   "We went to visit the Eiffel Tower in the morning";
   - see
    
2. Go to a certain place as for sightseeing
   "Did you ever visit Paris?";
   - travel to
    
3. Pay a brief visit
   "She visited her grandmother in the hospital";
   - call in, call
    
4. Come to see in an official or professional capacity
   "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"; "The governor visited the prison";
   - inspect
    
5. Stay with as a guest
   "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"
    
6. [N. Amer, informal] Talk socially without exchanging too much information
   "the men were sitting in the cafe and visiting";
   - chew the fat [informal], shoot the breeze [N. Amer, informal], chat, confabulate, confab [informal], chitchat [informal], chit-chat [informal], chatter, chaffer, natter [informal], gossip, jaw [informal], claver [UK, dialect], gas [informal], chew the rag [informal], gab [informal], chinwag [Brit, informal]
    
7. Force something unwelcome or unpleasant upon someone
   "The principal visited his rage on the students";
   - inflict, bring down, impose, obtrude
    
8. Assail
   "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"

Derived forms: visits, visiting, visited

Type of: abide [archaic], afflict, bide [archaic], come, come up, coming together, communicate, congress, converse, discourse, get together, get-together, intercommunicate, jaunt, meet, meeting, smite, stay, tour, travel, trip

Encyclopedia: Visit, board, search, and seizure