pay a visit en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To visit.
In the succeeding years I paid many more visits to Scotland; this was made easy even for those of modest means, by that wonderful institution, the "Inverness Tourist." For £3 one could get a ticket from London to Inverness and back with a wide choice of routes, […].
1957 July 14, M. D. Greville, “A Diamond Jubilee of Railway Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 496:Some protesters say the constitution also gives too much power to the king, who paid a rare visit to Thailand on Thursday for ceremonies honouring his grandfather, Prince Mahidol Adulyadej. The king has spent most of his time in Europe since taking the throne nearly four years ago.
2020 September 25, Reuters Staff, “Thai republican hashtag trends after constitution change delayed”, in Reuters, Reuters, retrieved 25 Sep 2020:Brighton station is awash with people paying a visit to the seaside.
2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55:
- (euphemistic, idiomatic) To go to the toilet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pays a visit | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| paid a visit | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| paid a visit | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| paying a visit | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (15)
ru нанести́ визи́т (to visit) · cmn 拜訪 /拜访 (to visit) · cmn 參觀 /参观 (to visit) · de einen Besuch abstatten (to visit) · pl złożyć wizytę (to visit) · fi käydä kylässä (to visit) · fi vierailla (to visit) · ota زیارت ایتمك (to visit) · fr rendre visite (to visit) · nl een bezoek brengen (to visit) · eo viziti (to visit) · az baş çəkmək (to visit) · ta வருகைதா (to visit) · pl składać wizytę (to visit) · cmn 訪問 /访问 (to visit)