2021-03-15
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด V – Visit & visit with
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Visit = ‘VIZ-it’
Visit with = US phrasal verb means
“to spend time talking informally with (someone)
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Visit
1. used as a verb
If you visit a place, you go there for a short time.
He had arranged to visit a number of museums in Paris.
She'll visit four cities on her trip.
If you visit someone,
you go to see them at their home or where they are staying,
or you stay with them there for a short time.
She visited some of her relatives for a few days.
When my dad was in hospital, I visited him every day.
You can also visit a professional person
such as a doctor or lawyer, in order to get treatment or advice.
He persuaded me to visit a doctor.
You might need to visit a solicitor before thinking seriously about divorce.
Some American speakersuse visit with instead of 'visit'.
She wanted to visit with her family for a few weeks.
However, in American English,
to visit with someone you know well usually means to chat to them.
You and I could visit with each other undisturbed.
2. used as a noun
Visit is also a noun.
You can make a visit to a place
or pay a visit to someone.
He made a visit to the prison that day.
It was after nine o'clock, too late to pay a visit to Sally.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'does a visit'.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
Visit & visit with
To visit means “to pay a call upon,” “to go to see”:
“He left me to visit another friend.”
Some linguists consider “visit with” a wordy expression,
but actually, the phrase means “to stay with for a time”
and also “to communicate without physical presence”:
“She intended to pay a brief call on her grandmother but has such a pleasant time that she decided to visit withher the entire afternoon.”
“When you have some time, telephone me so that we can visit with each other in a long session.”
