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{
"term": "visit",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "visit",
"heSheIt": "visits"
},
"pastSimple": "visited",
"pastParticiple": "visited",
"ingForm": "visiting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to go to see a person or a place for a period of time",
"sensetop": "visit somebody/something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "My parents are **coming to visit** me next week."
},
{
"text": "to **visit friends/family**"
},
{
"text": "It looks like a lovely place to visit."
},
{
"text": "to **visit a country/city/town**"
},
{
"text": "to visit a museum/shrine"
},
{
"text": "to visit a hospital/an office"
},
{
"text": "to visit a home/house"
},
{
"text": "She went to visit relatives in Wales."
},
{
"text": "The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment."
},
{
"text": "You should visit your dentist at least twice a year."
},
{
"text": "This is an area rarely visited by Europeans."
},
{
"text": "I first visited New York in 1991."
},
{
"text": "He is planning to visit China later this month."
},
{
"text": "The best time to visit is during the winter dry season."
},
{
"text": "A million people are expected to visit the museum over the next 12 months."
},
{
"text": "We've just been to visit my grandparents."
},
{
"text": "Be sure to visit us next time you're in London."
},
{
"text": "I visited her in hospital."
},
{
"text": "Jason invited us to visit his ranch."
},
{
"text": "Next time you visit the States you'll have to come and see us."
},
{
"text": "She's gone to visit her mother in Texas."
},
{
"text": "The President will be visiting six European capitals."
},
{
"text": "The shops are a major reason for visiting the city."
},
{
"text": "The president recently visited Athens."
},
{
"text": "She regularly visits the cemetery to tend the grave of her son."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["frequently", "often", "regularly"],
"verb + visit": ["come to", "go to", "decide to"],
"preposition": ["with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to go to a website on the internet",
"sensetop": "visit something",
"labels": "(computing)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "For more information, **visit** our **website**."
},
{
"text": "to **visit a site/page**"
}
],
"topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["frequently", "often", "regularly"],
"verb + visit": ["come to", "go to", "decide to"],
"preposition": ["with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to stay somewhere for a short time",
"sensetop": "visit something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We don't live here. We're just visiting."
},
{
"text": "Ships visit the island occasionally.",
"contextForm": "visit something"
},
{
"text": "The lake is also visited by seals in the summer."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["frequently", "often", "regularly"],
"verb + visit": ["come to", "go to", "decide to"],
"preposition": ["with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to make an official visit to somebody, for example to perform checks or give advice",
"sensetop": "visit something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Government inspectors are **visiting schools** in the area."
},
{
"text": "Council officers will be visiting premises to inspect safety arrangements."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["frequently", "often", "regularly"],
"verb + visit": ["come to", "go to", "decide to"],
"preposition": ["with"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɪzɪt/",
"audio": "vi/visit/visit__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɪzɪts/",
"audio": "vi/visit/visits__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɪzɪtɪd/",
"audio": "vi/visit/visited__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "vi/visit/visiting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɪzɪt/",
"audio": "vi/visit/visit__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɪzɪts/",
"audio": "vi/visit/visits__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɪzɪtɪd/",
"audio": "vi/visit/visited__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "vi/visit/visiting__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French visiter or Latin visitare ‘go to see’, frequentative of visare ‘to view’, from videre ‘to see’."
}