la
feminine
/biˈsita/
#895 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
visit
Word origin
From Latin visitare ('to go to see'), a frequentative of videre ('to see'). The same root gives English visit and vision.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- visitare
- English cognates
- visit, vision
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralvisitas
Examples
.
We have a visitor this afternoon.
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The visit to the museum lasted two hours.
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We paid him a surprise visit for his birthday.
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My aunt paid us a very short visit on Sunday.
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Hospital visiting hours begin at four.
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The visit to the museum lasted the whole afternoon.
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