Dictionary entry details
• VISIT (noun)
Meaning:
The act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he dropped by for a visit
Hypernyms ("visit" is a kind of...):
coming together; meeting (the social act of assembling for some common purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "visit"):
visitation (an official visit for inspection or supervision)
site visit (a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise)
call (a visit in an official or professional capacity)
call (a brief social visit)
visiting (the activity of making visits)
Meaning:
A meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
he scheduled a visit to the dentist
Hypernyms ("visit" is a kind of...):
get together; meeting (a small informal social gathering)
Meaning:
The act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("visit" is a kind of...):
coming together; meeting (the social act of assembling for some common purpose)
Meaning:
The act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
a visit to the dentist
Hypernyms ("visit" is a kind of...):
coming together; meeting (the social act of assembling for some common purpose)
Meaning:
A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
sojourn; visit
Hypernyms ("visit" is a kind of...):
stay (continuing or remaining in a place or state)
• VISIT (verb)
Meaning:
Visit a place, as for entertainment
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
visit; see
Context example:
We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
Hypernyms (to "visit" is one way to...):
tour (make a tour of a certain place)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "visit"):
take in (visit for entertainment)
slum (visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Go to certain places as for sightseeing
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
travel to; visit
Context example:
Did you ever visit Paris?
Hypernyms (to "visit" is one way to...):
jaunt; travel; trip (make a trip for pleasure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "visit"):
sightsee (visit famous or interesting sights)
frequent; haunt (be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Pay a brief visit
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
call in; visit; call
Context example:
The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
Hypernyms (to "visit" is one way to...):
get together; meet (get together socially or for a specific purpose)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "visit"):
come by; drop by; drop in (visit informally and spontaneously)
see (go to see for a social visit)
see (go to see for professional or business reasons)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot visit Sue
Meaning:
Come to see in an official or professional capacity
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
inspect; visit
Context examples:
The governor visited the prison / The grant administrator visited the laboratory
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Impose something unpleasant
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
inflict; impose; bring down; visit
Context example:
The principal visited his rage on the students
Hypernyms (to "visit" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "visit"):
foist (to force onto another)
give (inflict as a punishment)
clamp (impose or inflict forcefully)
intrude; obtrude (thrust oneself in as if by force)
dictate; order; prescribe (issue commands or orders for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something on somebody
Meaning:
Talk socially without exchanging too much information
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
shoot the breeze; natter; jaw; confab; claver; chitchat; chew the fat; chat; confabulate; gossip; chaffer; chatter; visit
Context example:
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Hypernyms (to "visit" is one way to...):
converse; discourse (carry on a conversation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "visit"):
jawbone; schmoose; schmooze; shmoose; shmooze (talk idly or casually and in a friendly way)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue visit
Sam cannot visit Sue
Meaning:
Stay with as a guest
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month
Hypernyms (to "visit" is one way to...):
abide; bide; stay (dwell)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Assail
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly
Hypernyms (to "visit" is one way to...):
afflict; smite (cause pain or suffering in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
