Phrase guide

pay a visit

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To visit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To go to the toilet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, idiomatic

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History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: baş çəkmək — to visit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 參觀 /参观 (cānguān) — to visit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 訪問 /访问 (fǎngwèn) — to visit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拜訪 /拜访 (bàifǎng) — to visit
  • Dutch: een bezoek brengen — to visit
  • Esperanto: viziti — to visit
  • Finnish: käydä kylässä — to visit
  • Finnish: vierailla — to visit
  • French: rendre visite — to visit
  • German: einen Besuch abstatten — to visit
  • Polish: składać wizytę — to visit
  • Polish: złożyć wizytę — to visit
  • Russian: нанести́ визи́т (nanestí vizít) — to visit
  • Tamil: வருகைதா (varukaitā) — to visit
  • Ottoman Turkish: زیارت ایتمك (ziyâret etmek) — to visit