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..
is visiting
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present progressiveof visit (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Nick Lonj, who is visiting Los Angeles from Oundle, England, is staying at the nearby Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
One girl breathlessly reports a Kaia Gerber sighting on the lake where Annie is visiting her real estate and revisiting her past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
If a legislator is visiting for an inspection, they are now required to present privacy waivers for each detainee they want to speak with, which must be signed by the detainee.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Harry, 41, is visiting to mark the one-year countdown towards next year's Invictus Games, launched by the prince in 2014 for wounded veterans.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Pedrito is visiting the in-laws of Don Petan, one of Trujillo’s brothers, who are friends of his family.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
