Definition

1. Noun:

   • The activity of making visits: "Visiting" refers to the act of going to see and spend time with someone socially, or going to a place for a specific purpose, such as a professional call or a tour.

2. Adjective (Attributive):

   • Paying a visit: Used to describe someone who is currently engaged in making a visit.
   • Designated for or related to visits: Used to describe a role, period, or status associated with making visits.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • Her schedule is filled with visiting and social calls.
  • The purpose of the organization is to promote community activities like visiting and support services.

• Adjective:

  • The visiting professor will give a lecture next week.
  • The hospital has strict rules for visiting hours.

Advanced Usage

• "Visiting fireman" (idiom, informal): An important visitor, especially one from out of town who is treated with special attention or entertainment.

  • The CEO from headquarters is in town, so we have to play host to the visiting fireman all week.

• "Visiting nurse": A nurse who provides care to patients in their own homes.

  • After her surgery, a visiting nurse came twice a week to check on her.

Variants and Related Words

• Visit (verb/noun): To go to see a person or place; an act of visiting.

  • We plan to visit the museum tomorrow.

• Visitor (noun): A person who visits.

  • The city attracts millions of visitors each year.

• Visitation (noun): A formal or official visit, often with connotations of inspection or a difficult experience.

  • The court ordered a supervised visitation for the non-custodial parent.

Synonyms

• Calling (upon): Paying a visit, especially a formal or brief one.
• Sojourning: Staying temporarily in a place.

Related Phrases

• Visiting rights/privileges: The officially permitted right to visit someone, especially in an institution like a prison or hospital.

  • He was granted visiting rights to see his children on weekends.

• Visiting team/ side: In sports, the team that is playing at the opponent's ground or stadium.

  • The visiting team won the match in the final minutes.

Noun

1. the activity of making visits
   • the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services