Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun visit

5 senses of visit

Sense 1
visit -- (the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit")
       => meeting, coming together -- (the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day")

Sense 2
visit -- (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")
       => meeting, get together -- (a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room")

Sense 3
visit -- (the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection))
       => meeting, coming together -- (the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day")

Sense 4
visit -- (the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist")
       => meeting, coming together -- (the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day")

Sense 5
sojourn, visit -- (a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest))
       => stay -- (continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb visit

8 senses of visit

Sense 1
visit, see -- (go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning")
       => tour -- (make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer")

Sense 2
travel to, visit -- (go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?")
       => travel, trip, jaunt -- (make a trip for pleasure)

Sense 3
visit, call in, call -- (pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens")
       => meet, get together -- (get together socially or for a specific purpose)

Sense 4
visit, inspect -- (come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory")

Sense 5
inflict, bring down, visit, impose -- (impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students")
       => communicate, intercommunicate -- (transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist")

Sense 6
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit -- (talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze")
       => converse, discourse -- (carry on a conversation)

Sense 7
visit -- (stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month")
       => bide, abide, stay -- (dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young")

Sense 8
visit -- (assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly")
       => afflict, smite -- (cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague")