Meaning of "visit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VISIT

From Latin vīsitāre to go to see, from vīsere to examine, from vidēre to see.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VISIT

visit  [ˈvɪzɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VISIT

Visit is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb visit in English.

WHAT DOES VISIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of visit in the English dictionary

The first definition of visit in the dictionary is to go or come to see. Other definition of visit is to stay with as a guest. Visit is also to go or come to for the purpose of inspecting or examining.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VISIT

PRESENT

Present

I visit

you visit

he/she/it visits

we visit

you visit

they visit

Present continuous

I am visiting

you are visiting

he/she/it is visiting

we are visiting

you are visiting

they are visiting

Present perfect

I have visited

you have visited

he/she/it has visited

we have visited

you have visited

they have visited

Present perfect continuous

I have been visiting

you have been visiting

he/she/it has been visiting

we have been visiting

you have been visiting

they have been visiting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I visited

you visited

he/she/it visited

we visited

you visited

they visited

Past continuous

I was visiting

you were visiting

he/she/it was visiting

we were visiting

you were visiting

they were visiting

Past perfect

I had visited

you had visited

he/she/it had visited

we had visited

you had visited

they had visited

Past perfect continuous

I had been visiting

you had been visiting

he/she/it had been visiting

we had been visiting

you had been visiting

they had been visiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will visit

you will visit

he/she/it will visit

we will visit

you will visit

they will visit

Future continuous

I will be visiting

you will be visiting

he/she/it will be visiting

we will be visiting

you will be visiting

they will be visiting

Future perfect

I will have visited

you will have visited

he/she/it will have visited

we will have visited

you will have visited

they will have visited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been visiting

you will have been visiting

he/she/it will have been visiting

we will have been visiting

you will have been visiting

they will have been visiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would visit

you would visit

he/she/it would visit

we would visit

you would visit

they would visit

Conditional continuous

I would be visiting

you would be visiting

he/she/it would be visiting

we would be visiting

you would be visiting

they would be visiting

Conditional perfect

I would have visit

you would have visit

he/she/it would have visit

we would have visit

you would have visit

they would have visit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been visiting

you would have been visiting

he/she/it would have been visiting

we would have been visiting

you would have been visiting

they would have been visiting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you visit
we let´s visit
you visit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to visit

Past participle

visited

Present Participle

visiting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «VISIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «visit» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of visit

afflict · assail · attack · awayday · befall · break · call · explore · haunt · holiday · look up · see · smite · sojourn · stay · stop · stopover · swing by · take in · tour · trip · trouble · vacation

TRANSLATION OF VISIT

Find out the translation of visit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of visit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «visit» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 访问
• Translator English - Spanish: visita
• English: visit
• Translator English - Hindi: यात्रा
• Translator English - Arabic: زِيارَة
• Translator English - Russian: посещение
• Translator English - Portuguese: visita
• Translator English - Bengali: দর্শন
• Translator English - French: visite
• Translator English - Malay: Lawatan
• Translator English - German: Besuch
• Translator English - Japanese: 訪問
• Translator English - Korean: 방문
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngunjungi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thăm viếng
• Translator English - Tamil: விஜயம்
• Translator English - Marathi: भेट
• Translator English - Turkish: ziyaret etmek
• Translator English - Italian: visita
• Translator English - Polish: wizyta
• Translator English - Ukrainian: візит
• Translator English - Romanian: vizită
• Translator English - Greek: επίσκεψη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: besoek
• Translator English - Swedish: besök
• Translator English - Norwegian: besøk

10 QUOTES WITH «VISIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word visit.

1

Roman Abramovich

I live on a plane. I like to visit London. If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice, and second would be New York. In Moscow I feel most comfortable. I'm used to four different seasons; it's difficult for people in London to understand. People brought up in Russia like my kids want to play in the snow.

2

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely.

3

Louie Anderson

I really try to have fun. If I don't have fun, you won't have fun. That's what my gift is: to relieve people from a little of the pain and comfort in their lives by allowing my comedy to distract them. A good laugh is almost as good as any doctor visit.

4

Daniel Berrigan

We have one of our priests in prison right now, Steve Kelly, for his antiwar actions, and three of us in the community are forbidden to visit him because we're all convicted felons.

5

Brian Blessed

I'm a fully trained cosmonaut and have completed 800 hours training, which has made me the No. 1 civilian reserve ready to visit the International Space Station. I am determined to go up, and I want to explore the Moon, Mars and beyond!

6

Brittany Bowe

I remember that the first country I visited was Canada, and then France. After that, I knew that I loved traveling and seeing the world. I feel that I'm so blessed and fortunate to get to visit so many places and see the world.

7

Kurt Braunohler

For people who mourn for old Times Square - hey, there's a ton of places in the city still like that! Get on the train and go visit them!

8

Albert Brooks

I was in Kashmir last weekend. Went to visit one of my sweaters.

9

Trishelle Cannatella

Theo does comedy now, and he's traveling around the country doing comedy, and I actually just saw him, he's from Louisiana, and I just saw him when I went home to visit my family in Louisiana. I saw his comedy show and he was brilliant.

10

Leroy Chiao

One day, people will be able to buy tickets to visit space.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VISIT»

Discover the use of visit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to visit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A Visit from the Goon Squad

With music pulsing on every page, A Visit from the Goon Squad is a startling, exhilarating novel of self-destruction and redemption. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Jennifer Egan, 2010

My First Visit to Hospital

My First Time explores exciting and memorable first events in young children's lives. Each title has been carefully planned to show a child responding to a real life situation exploring both their worries and their excitement.

Rebecca Hunter, 2010

Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's ...

But in Visit Sunny Chernobyl, Andrew Blackwell embraces a different kind of travel, taking a jaunt through the most gruesomely polluted places on Earth.

Andrew Blackwell, 2012

Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit

Read all about Clifford's BIG ideas!

Norman Bridwell, 2013

100 Places You Will Never Visit: The World's Most Secret ...

This fascinating guide book takes a look at 100 places around the world that are either so hard to reach, so closely guarded, or so secret that they are virtually impossible to visit any other way.

Daniel Smith, 2012

A Visit to the Sesame Street Hospital: Featuring Jim ...

Grover visits the hospital to find out what to expect when he goes to have his tonsils out.

Deborah Hautzig, 1985

A Visit to a Farm

Authentic, leveled content that helps students practice and develop their nonfiction reading skills.

D. M. Rice, 2004

501 Must-Visit Destinations

The book covers 501 must-visit destinations, ranging from remote hideaways and tropical islands to bustling cities, breathtaking monuments and stunning landscapes across the world.

David Brown, Jackum Brown, Kieran Fogarty, 2007

Beyond the First Visit: The Complete Guide to Connecting ...

This practical book offers sound advice on assessing and improving the ways in which churches attract people, welcome them, do follow-up, and bring them into the church family.

Gary L. McIntosh, 2006

Nocturnal visit

Regina Maria Roche. vanity so natural to the youthful mind, I could not avoid perceiving I was more indebted for her smiles to my rank and fortune, than to my person and accomplishments. I was piqued on making this discovery. We all like to ...

Regina Maria Roche, 1800

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VISIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term visit is used in the context of the following news items.

Obama to visit federal prison in Oklahoma on Thursday

President Obama will visit a federal prison in Oklahoma on Thursday, White House officials said Friday, as part of his intensified push to overhaul the nation's ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Pope Francis Visits the US: Itinerary Includes 9/11 Memorial and …

Pope Francis has a packed itinerary for his visit to the United States in September — including a speech to Congress, a service at the Sept. 11 memorial, a Mass ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»

Queen and Prince Philip arrive in Germany for state visit

Three Eurofighters shadowed the Queen's aircraft, a mark of respect shown to visiting dignitaries, when it entered German airspace on Tuesday evening. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

SEPTA Commuters To Be 'Severely Impacted' During Pope Visit

The World Meeting of Families and the papal visit, taking place from Sept. 22 - 27, is expected to attract more than 1.5 million visitors to the Philadelphia ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»

Papal visit mass transit plans include a lot of walking

To cope with the unprecedented crowds anticipated for Pope Francis' visit in September, SEPTA plans to double its rail and subway capacity, limit train stops, ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»

Britain to host state visit of Chinese President Xi in October

A state visit usually includes a visit to parliament, and a meeting with the prime minister. Prince William, the queen's grandson, visited China in March this year, ... «Reuters UK, May 15»

UN chief: North Korea cancels visit

(CNN) U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said his planned visit Wednesday to a joint industrial complex has been canceled by North Korean authorities. «CNN, May 15»

Elian Gonzalez Wants to Visit the US

Elian Gonzalez, the boy who made headlines as the center of a tug-of-war between the U.S. and Cuba, would now like to return to the U.S. for a visit, he told ... «TIME, May 15»

South Dakota girl's heart 'can finally mend' now that Obama has …

(CNN) President Barack Obama visited South Dakota on Friday for the first time during his presidency, and according to the White House, 11-year-old Rebecca's ... «CNN, May 15»

John Kerry Makes Unannounced Visit to Somalia

Secretary of State John Kerry made a brief but symbolically significant stopover in Somalia on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit ... «New York Times, May 15»