visit
verb (used with object)
to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc..
have visited
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present perfectof visit.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The characters’ parents may have visited and participated in the story lines, but these young adults were living independently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
At least 23 people have died from heat-related illnesses in the country so far this year, while nearly 2,500 have visited emergency rooms for heat-related conditions since mid-May, authorities say.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nanos said he declined to use the FBI lab in Quantico, Va., because the Florida lab already had samples from family members, workers and others known to have visited the house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The firms have visited campuses and even flown students out to their offices for early-career programs to shadow employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Grandfather was sure Shakespeare must have visited Barbados. I suspect he liked to think of himself as Prospero.”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
