Synonyms of visit

Noun


1. visit, meeting, coming together

usage: the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"

2. visit, meeting, get together

usage: 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. visit, meeting, coming together

usage: the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)

4. visit, meeting, coming together

usage: the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"

5. sojourn, visit, stay

usage: a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

Verb


1. visit, see, tour

usage: go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

2. travel to, visit, travel, trip, jaunt

usage: go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?"

3. visit, call in, call, meet, get together

usage: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"

4. visit, inspect

usage: come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"

5. inflict, bring down, visit, impose, communicate, intercommunicate

usage: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

6. chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit, converse, discourse

usage: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

7. visit, bide, abide, stay

usage: stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"

8. visit, afflict, smite

usage: assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"

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Definition and meaning of visit (Dictionary)