| Main Entry: | visit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be a guest of |
Synonyms: |
call, call on, chat, come around, come by, converse, crash, drop by, drop in, drop over, dwell, frequent, go over to, go to see, hit, inspect, look around, look in on, look up, pay a call, pay a visit to, play, pop in, reside, see, sojourn, stay at, stay with, step in, stop by, stop off, swing by, take in, talk, tarry, tour |
| Notes: | a visit is an instance of visiting; a visitation is an act of visiting - with visitation carrying the connotation of an unexpected or undesired occurrence |
| Main Entry: | visit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, haunt |
Synonyms: |
afflict, assail, attack, avenge, befall, bring down on, descend upon, force upon, impose, inflict, pain, punish, smite, trouble, wreak, wreck |
| Main Entry: | arrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to a destination |
Synonyms: |
access, alight, appear, attain, barge in, blow in, bob up, breeze in, bust in, buzz*, check in, clock in, disembark, dismount, drop anchor, drop in, enter, fall by, fall in, get to, hit town, hit*, land*, make it, make the scene, pop in, pop up, pull in, punch the clock, reach, report, roll in, show, show up, sign in, sky in, take place, turn up, visit, wind up at |
Antonyms: |
depart, disappear, go, leave |
| Main Entry: | attend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be present at |
Synonyms: |
appear, be a guest, be at, be present, be there, bob up, catch, check in, clock in, come to light, drop in, frequent, go to, haunt, make an appearance, make it, make the scene, pop up, punch in, punch the clock, ring in, show, show up, sit in on, time in, turn up, visit |
Antonyms: |
be absent |
| Main Entry: | come by |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit someone |
Synonyms: |
call, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, meet, pay a call, pop in, run in, see, step in, stop by, visit |
| Main Entry: | contact |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate with |
Synonyms: |
approach, be in touch with, buzz*, call, check with, connect, get, get ahold of, get in touch with, interact, interface, network*, phone, reach, reach out, relate, speak to, talk, telephone, touch base, visit, write to |
Antonyms: |
avoid |
| Main Entry: | haunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spend a lot of time at |
Synonyms: |
affect, frequent, habituate, hang about, hang around, hang out*, infest, repair, resort, tarry at, visit |
| Main Entry: | impose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set, dictate |
Synonyms: |
appoint, burden, charge, command, compel, constrain, decree, demand, encroach, enforce, enjoin, establish, exact, fix, foist, force, force upon, horn in, inflict, infringe, institute, introduce, intrude, lade, lay, lay down, lay down the law, levy, move in on, oblige, obtrude, ordain, order, place, prescribe, presume, promulgate, put, put foot down, read riot act, require, saddle, take advantage, trespass, visit, wish, wreak, wreck |
| Main Entry: | inflict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | impose something |
Synonyms: |
administer, apply, bring upon, command, deal out, deliver, dispense, exact, expose, extort, force, force upon, give, give it to, lay down the law, levy, mete out, require, stick it to, strike, subject, visit, wreak |
| Notes: | afflict is generally used with living beings; inflict is generally used with inanimate objects inflict takes 'on,' afflict takes 'with' |
| Main Entry: | remain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stay, wait |
Synonyms: |
abide, be left, bide, bivouac, bunk, cling, continue, delay, dwell, endure, freeze, go on, halt, hang, hang out, hold over, hold the fort, hover, inhabit, keep on, last, linger, live, lodge, make camp, nest, outlast, outlive, pause, perch, persist, prevail, put on hold, remain standing, reside, rest, roost, sit out, sit through, sit tight, sojourn, squat, stand, stay behind, stay in, stay over, stay put, stick around, stop, survive, tarry, visit, wait |
Antonyms: |
depart, forge, go, leave, move |