What does visit mean?

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[n] the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time(he dropped by for a visit)[v] go to see a place, as for entertainment(We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning)[n] a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or

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visit - The Free Dictionary

[n] the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
(he dropped by for a visit)

[v] go to see a place, as for entertainment
(We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning)

[n] 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)

[v] go to certain places as for sightseeing
(Did you ever visit Paris?)

[n] the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)

[v] pay a brief visit
(The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens)

[n] the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
(a visit to the dentist)

[v] come to see in an official or professional capacity
(The governor visited the prison The grant administrator visited the laboratory)

[n] a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

[v] impose something unpleasant
(The principal visited his rage on the students)

[v] talk socially without exchanging too much information
(the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze)

[v] stay with as a guest
(Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month)

[v] assail
(He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly)

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