Visiter (en. To visit)

/vizite/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To move to a place to discover it or to see a person.

We are going to visit the museum this weekend.

Nous allons visiter le musée ce week-end.

To pay a visit to someone.

She decided to visit her grandmother in the hospital.

Elle a décidé de visiter sa grand-mère à l'hôpital.

To explore or be touristically interested in a certain place.

They visited Paris last year.

Ils ont visité Paris l'année dernière.

From the Latin 'visitare', meaning 'to go see'.

visit a museum

to go see and explore a museum.

visiter un musée

visit a country

to go to a country to discover its culture, places, etc.

visiter un pays

visit friends

to go to friends' house to spend time with them.

visiter des amis

visit

action of visiting.

visite

visitor

person who visits.

visiteur

visitable

that can be visited.

visitable

To hang out somewhere

We are going to visit the docks after dinner.

On va visiter les quais après le diner.

To take a look at something

I am going to check out this new café in town.

Je vais visiter ce nouveau café en ville.