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visit on/upon — [phrasal verb] visit (something) on/upon (someone) formal + old fashioned : to punish (someone) with (something) The Lord visited a plague upon the city. ◇ The saying the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children means that children often … Useful english dictionary
visit something on something — ˈvisit sth on/upon sb/sth derived (old use) to punish sb/sth • The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done). Main entry: ↑visitderived … Useful english dictionary
visit something upon somebody — ˈvisit sth on/upon sb/sth derived (old use) to punish sb/sth • The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done). Main entry: ↑visitderived … Useful english dictionary
visit something on somebody — ˈvisit sth on/upon sb/sth derived (old use) to punish sb/sth • The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done). Main entry: ↑visitderived … Useful english dictionary
visit — vis|it1 [ vızıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to go to see someone and spend some time with them: Lee wants to visit his mother in the hospital. I visit my family every year at Christmas. We only use this room when friends come to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
visit upon — phrasal verb visit on or visit upon [transitive, usually passive] Word forms visit on : present tense I/you/we/they visit on he/she/it visits on present participle visiting on past tense visited on past participle visited on mainly literary visit … English dictionary
visit on — phrasal verb visit on or visit upon [transitive, usually passive] Word forms visit on : present tense I/you/we/they visit on he/she/it visits on present participle visiting on past tense visited on past participle visited on mainly literary visit … English dictionary
visit — n Visit, visitation, call are comparable when they mean a coming to stay with another, usually for a brief time, as a courtesy, an act of friendship, or a business or professional diity. Visit applies not only to such a stay with another {pay a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
visit upon — ˈvisit on ˈvisit upon [transitive] usually passive [present tense I/you/we/they visit on he/she/it visits on present participle visiting on … Useful english dictionary
visit — [viz′it] vt. [ME visiten < OFr visiter < L visitare, freq. < visere, to go to see < visus: see VISION] 1. to go or come to see (someone) out of friendship or for social reasons 2. to stay with as a guest for a time 3. to go or come to … English World dictionary
