pay a visit

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

pay a visit (third-person singular simple present pays a visit, present participle paying a visit, simple past and past participle paid a visit)

1. (idiomatic) To visit.
   • 2020 September 25, Reuters Staff, “Thai republican hashtag trends after constitution change delayed”, in Reuters‎^[1], Reuters, retrieved 2020-09-25:

     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.

   • 2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55:

     Brighton station is awash with people paying a visit to the seaside.

2. (idiomatic, euphemistic) To go to the toilet.

Translations

to visit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 參觀／参观 (zh) (cānguān), 訪問／访问 (zh) (fǎngwèn), 拜訪／拜访 (zh) (bàifǎng)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: een bezoek brengen
• Finnish: käydä kylässä, vierailla (fi)
• French: rendre visite (fr)
• German: einen Besuch abstatten
• Polish: składać wizytę impf, złożyć wizytę pf
• Russian: нанести́ визи́т pf (nanestí vizít)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

go to the toilet — see go to the toilet