visit

(Engels)

Verb

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈvɪzɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: visiten

Verwant aan Old Saxon: wīsōn

Verwant aan Duits: weisen

In summary

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”).
The noun is from French visite or the verb. Doublet of visite.

Concepten

bezoeken

bezoek

opzoeken

visite

afgaan

visiteren

inspecteren

bezoeker

visitatie

bereizen

badgast

bezichtigen

bezoeking

bezichtiging

Synoniemen

call

call on

see

👀

attend

drop in

go

meet

tour

inspect

stay

sojourn

pay a visit

stop by

drop by

visitation

view

approach

come to see

visitor

call upon

chat

go to see

call in

natter

look up

come over

jaw

confab

drop in on

come

claver

go to

inspection

chitchat

chatter

attendance

chaffer

gossip

confabulate

attain

meeting

attack

👊

bring down

look in

coming

look for

look in on

observe

inflict

inquire

Vertalingen

visiter

besuchen

visitar

visitare

visite

Besuch

rendre visite

visita

visita

visitar

visitar

επισκέπτομαι

επίσκεψη

visita

visita

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.

Instead , Berlinguer made an official visit to China .

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.

To further his investigations , Tintin decides to visit Akass' villa .

Om zijn onderzoek te bevorderen, besluit Tintin Akass 'Villa te bezoeken.