visit

To go to see someone and spend time with them.

• We visit Grandma every Sunday.
• She visited me in hospital.
• Are your parents visiting you this weekend?

Similar words: call on, see

Common phrases: visit someone, visit a friend, visit family

To go to a place and spend some time there.

• We want to visit Rome.
• She visited three museums last weekend.
• Have you visited our website?

Similar words: go to

Common phrases: visit a museum, visit a city, visit a website

An occasion when you go to see someone or spend time in a place.

• We enjoyed our visit to Paris.
• Her visits always make me happy.
• They paid us a surprise visit yesterday.

How to use it: visit to someone/somewhere (Our visit to the museum lasted two hours.); visit from someone (We had a visit from our cousins.)

Common phrases: pay a visit, short visit, visit to somewhere

An occasion when a doctor sees you to check your health or give treatment.

• My next doctor visit is on Monday.
• The nurse arranged a home visit.
• Regular visits help the doctor follow your progress.

How to use it: visit to the doctor (A visit to the doctor may help you understand the pain.)

Similar words: consultation, appointment

Common phrases: doctor visit, medical visit, visit to someone