Visit Time Visiting Visited ˈvɪzɪt Place Verb Parents

• my parents are coming to visit me next week.
• to visit friends/family
• it looks like a lovely place to visit.
• to visit a country/city/town

visit

Verb Forms

1. to go to see a person or a place for a period of time
• My parents are coming to visit me next week.
• to visit friends/family
• It looks like a lovely place to visit.
• to visit a country/city/town
• to visit a museum/shrine
• to visit a hospital/an office
• to visit a home/house
• She went to visit relatives in Wales.
• The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment.
• You should visit your dentist at least twice a year.
• This is an area rarely visited by Europeans.
• I first visited New York in 1991.
• He is planning to visit China later this month.
• The best time to visit is during the winter dry season.

Extra Examples

• A million people are expected to visit the museum over the next 12 months.
• We've just been to visit my grandparents.
• Be sure to visit us next time you're in London.
• I visited her in hospital.
• Jason invited us to visit his ranch.
• Next time you visit the States you'll have to come and see us.
• She's gone to visit her mother in Texas.
• The President will be visiting six European capitals.
• The shops are a major reason for visiting the city.
• The president recently visited Athens.
• She regularly visits the cemetery to tend the grave of her son.
2. to go to a website on the internet
• For more information, visit our website.
• to visit a site/page
3. to stay somewhere for a short time
• We don't live here. We're just visiting.
• Ships visit the island occasionally.
• The lake is also visited by seals in the summer.
4. to make an official visit to somebody, for example to perform checks or give advice
• Government inspectors are visiting schools in the area.
• Council officers will be visiting premises to inspect safety arrangements.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French visiter or Latin visitare ‘go to see’, frequentative of visare ‘to view’, from videre ‘to see’.