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visit

[ viz-it ]
/ ˈvɪz ɪt /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Origin of visit

1175–1225; Middle English visiten (v.) (<Old French visiter) <Latin vīsitāre, frequentative of vīsere to go to see, itself frequentative of vidēre to see

OTHER WORDS FROM visit

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH visit

visit , visitation
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British Dictionary definitions for visit

visit
/ (ˈvɪzɪt) /

verb -its, -iting or -ited
noun

Derived forms of visit

visitable, adjective

Word Origin for visit

C13: from Latin vīsitāre to go to see, from vīsere to examine, from vidēre to see
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Other Idioms and Phrases with visit

visit

see pay a call (visit).

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