Visiting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Visit \Vis"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Visited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Visiting}.] [F. visiter, L. visitare, fr. visere to go to
     see, to visit, fr. videre, visum to see. See {Vision.}]
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     1. To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship,
        business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as,


        the physician visits his patient.
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     2. Specifically: To go or come to see for inspection,
        examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to
        inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent
        visits persons or works under his charge.
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     3. (Script.) To come to for the purpose of chastising,
        rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or
        retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in
        mercy; to visit one in wrath.
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              [God] hath visited and redeemed his people. --Like
                                                    i. 68.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Visiting \Vis"it*ing\,
     a. & vb. n. from {Visit}.
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     {Visiting ant}. (Zool.) See {Driver ant}, under {Driver}.
  
     {Visiting book}, a book in which a record of visits received,
        made, and to be made, is kept. --Thackeray.
  
     {Visiting card}. See under {Card}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  visiting
       adj : staying temporarily; "a visiting foreigner"; "guest
             conductor" [syn: {guest(a)}]
       n : the activity of making visits; "visiting with the neighbors
           filled her afternoons"