Standard Lemma guide

revisit

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɹiːˈvɪzɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪzɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 V IH1 Z IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An act of revisiting; a second or subsequent visit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To visit again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To reconsider or reexperience something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

visit again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We revisited Rome after 25 years

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: return

History

Etymology

From Middle English revisite, from Middle French revisiter and Latin revīsitāre. By surface analysis, re- + visit.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: revisita — Translations
  • Italian: rivisitare — to visit again
  • Latin: revīsō — to visit again
  • Latin: revīsitō — to visit again
  • Chinese Mandarin: 回顧 /回顾 (huígù) — to reconsider or re-experience something
  • Latin: revīsō — to reconsider or re-experience something
  • Spanish: revisitar — to reconsider or re-experience something