“visit” – English explanatory dictionary

noun a short stay with someone or in a town or a country ○ They had a visit from the police. ○ We will be making a short visit to London next week. ○ The manager is on a business visit to China. □ to pay a visit to a place or person to go and see a place or a person ○ While we’re in town, let’s

v. t. [imp. & p. p. Visited; p. pr. & vb. n. Visiting.] [F. visiter, L. visitare, fr. visere to go to see, to visit, fr. videre, visum to see. See Vision.]
1. To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as the physician visits his patient.
2. Specifically: To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge.
3. (Script.) To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before or judge; as to visit in mercy; to visit one in wrath. “[God] hath visited and redeemed his people.” Like i. 68.

v. i. To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.

n. [Cf. F. visite. See Visit, v. t., and cf. Visite.]
1. The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician.
2. The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as the visit of a trustee or inspector. Right of visit (Internat. Law), the right of visitation. See Visitation, 4.