Added 9 October 2026
visit
/ˈvɪzɪt/ verb
In Latin: vīsō, vīsitō Wiktionary
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- To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
She decided to visit her grandparents for Christmas.
- Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
noun
Origin
From Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“behold, survey”), from videō (“see”). Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn (“to visit, afflict”), archaic German weisen (“to visit, afflict”). Displaced native Old English sēċan (“to visit”) and sōcn (“a visit”). The noun is from French visite or the verb. Doublet of visite.
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