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 vis·it /ˈvɪzət/
 拜訪,訪問,遊覽,視察,調查(vt.)拜訪,訪問,參觀,視察,降臨(vi.)訪問,參觀

 vis·it /ˈvɪzət/ 及物動詞
 探望,探視,出診,就診

 Vis·it v. t. [imp. & p. p. Visited; p. pr. & vb. n. Visiting.]
 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.

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

 Vis·it, n.
 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.
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 visit
      n 1: the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a
           short time; "he dropped by for a visit"
      2: a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a
         doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a
         visit to the dentist"
      3: the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an
         inspection)
      4: the act of going to see some person in a professional
         capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
      5: a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) [syn: sojourn]
      v 1: visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the
           Eiffel Tower in the morning" [syn: see]
      2: go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit
         Paris?" [syn: travel to]
      3: pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the
         prominent citizens" [syn: call in, call]
      4: come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The
         governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator
         visited the laboratory" [syn: inspect]
      5: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage
         on the students" [syn: inflict, bring down, impose]
      6: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
         men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
         [syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
          confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip,
          jaw, claver]
      7: stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our
         relatives in the country for a month"
      8: assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed
         him quickly"