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English Dictionary: visit	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for visit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
visit n the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit" 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" the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection) the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist" a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) Synonym(s): sojourn, visit v go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" Synonym(s): visit, see go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?" Synonym(s): travel to, visit pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" Synonym(s): visit, call in, call come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" Synonym(s): visit, inspect impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" Synonym(s): inflict, bring down, visit, impose talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" Synonym(s): chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visit \Vis"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Visited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Visiting}.] [F. visiter, L. visitare, fr. visere to go to see, to visit, fr. videre, visum to see. See {Vision.}] 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. Specifically: 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. (Script.) 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. [God] hath visited and redeemed his people. --Like i. 68.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visit \Vis"it\, v. i. To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visit \Vis"it\, n. [Cf. F. visite. See {Visit}, v. t., and cf. {Visite}.] 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. The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector. {Right of visit} (Internat. Law), the right of visitation. See {Visitation}, 4.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
visit To process a {node} while {traversing} a {graph}. (2001-09-30)