visit

Noun

• a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

• the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
  • a visit to the dentist
    

• the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)

• 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
    

• the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
  • he dropped by for a visit
    

Verb

• assail
  • He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly
    

• stay with as a guest
  • Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month
    

• talk socially without exchanging too much information
  • the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
    

• impose something unpleasant
  • The principal visited his rage on the students
    

• come to see in an official or professional capacity
  • The governor visited the prison
    
  • The grant administrator visited the laboratory
    

• pay a brief visit
  • The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
    

• go to certain places as for sightseeing
  • Did you ever visit Paris?
    

• go to see a place, as for entertainment
  • We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sojourn , inflict , bring down , impose , inspect , call in , call , travel to , see