{
    "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’."
}