visit

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
2. To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
3. Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
4. To punish, to inflict harm upon (someone or something).
5. Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone).
6. To inflict punishment, vengeance for (an offense) on or upon someone.
7. To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
8. To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc.

Noun

1. A single act of visiting.
2. A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.

Concepten

bezoeken

bezoek

opzoeken

visite

afgaan

visiteren

inspecteren

bereizen

bezichtigen

bezichtiging

bezoeking

visitatie

badgast

bezoeker

Met koppelteken als

vis‧it

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈvɪzɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“behold, survey”), from videō (“see”). Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn (“to visit, afflict”), archaic German weisen (“to visit, afflict”). Displaced native Old English sēċan (“to visit”) and sōcn (“a visit”).

Zinnen

He was the first bishop of Hong Kong to visit the mainland China .

Hij was de eerste bisschop van Hong Kong die het vasteland van China bezocht.

A few residents live on board full-time while most visit periodically throughout the year .

Enkele bewoners wonen fulltime aan boord, terwijl de meeste het hele jaar door periodiek bezoeken.