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vis·it
(vĭz′ĭt)v. vis·it·ed, vis·it·ing, vis·its
v.tr.
1.
a. To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially: visit friends.
b. To go to see in order to aid or console: visit the sick and dying.
c. To stay with (someone) as a guest.
d. To go to see in an official or professional capacity: visited the dentist; a priest visiting his parishioners.
2.
a. To go to see or spend time at (a place) with a certain intent: visit a museum; visited London.
b. To access (a website).
3. To occur to or occupy the mind of: was visited by a bizarre thought.
4. To consider or discuss: Has she visited that topic on her blog?
5.
a. To afflict or assail: A plague visited the village.
b. To inflict or impose: In the Bible, God visits his wrath on the sinful.
c. Archaic To inflict punishment on or for; avenge: The sins of the ancestors were visited on their descendants.
v.intr.
1. To make a visit.
2. Informal To converse or chat: Stay and visit with me for a while.
n.
1. The act or an instance of visiting a person or place.
2. A stay or sojourn as a guest.
[Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitāre, frequentative of vīsere, to want to see, go to see, from vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
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visiting
(ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ)adj
in a place for a short time in order to do something
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Noun 1. [画像:visiting - the activity of making visits]visiting - the activity of making visits; "the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services"
visit - the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"
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visiting
[ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
visiting
[ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ] adj [speaker] → invité(e); [team] → des visiteurs visiting card n → carte f de visite visiting hours npl → heures fpl de visite visiting nurse n (US) → infirmière f à domicile visiting professor n → professeur associé visiting time n → heures fpl de visiteCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
visiting
n → Besuche pl
visiting
:visiting card
n → Visitenkarte f
visiting hours
pl → Besuchszeiten pl
visiting nurse
n (US) → ̃ Bezirkskrankenschwester f
visiting professor
n → Gastprofessor(in) m(f)
visiting rights
pl → Besuchsrecht nt
visiting team
n the visiting → die Gäste pl
visiting terms
visiting time
n → Besuchszeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
- I'm here visiting friends → أَنا هُنا لِزِيارَةَ أَصْدِقاءٍ → Jsem tu na návštěvě u přátel → Jeg er her for at besøge venner → Ich besuche hier Freunde → Επισκέπτομαι φίλους → Vengo a visitar a unos amigos → Tulin käymään ystävien luona → Je viens voir des amis → Idem u posjet prijateljima → Sono qui per visitare degli amici → 友人を訪ねるために来ました → 친구들을 방문하러 왔어요 → Ik ga bij vrienden op bezoek → Jeg skal besøke venner → Jestem tutaj w odwiedzinach u przyjaciół → Eu estou aqui para visitar amigos → Я хочу навестить друзей → Jag är här och besöker vänner → ฉันมาเยี่ยมเพื่อนที่นี่ → Buraya arkadaşlarımı görmeye geldim → Tôi đến đây thăm bạn bè → 我是来探望朋友的
- When are visiting hours? → مَتَى تُكونُ ساعاتِ الزِيَارِةِ؟ → Kdy jsou návštěvní hodiny? → Hvornår er der besøgstid? → Wann ist Besuchszeit? → Τι ώρες είναι το επισκεπτήριο; → ¿Cuáles son las horas de visita? → Mitkä ovat vierailuajat? → Quels sont les horaires de visite ? → Kad je vrijeme posjeta? → Qual è l'orario delle visite? → 面会時間はいつですか? → 면회 시간은 언제예요? → Wanneer is het bezoekuur? → Når er det visittid? → Kiedy są godziny odwiedzin? → Qual é o horário de visitas? → Когда часы посещения? → När är det besökstid? → เวลาเยี่ยมเมื่อไร? → Ziyaret saatleri nedir? → Giờ vào thăm là khi nào? → 几点钟是探视时间?
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