Visit vs. Visited — What's the Difference?

To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially

To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially

To go to see in order to aid or console

To go to see in order to aid or console

To stay with (someone) as a guest.

To stay with (someone) as a guest.

To go to see in an official or professional capacity

To go to see in an official or professional capacity

To go to see or spend time at (a place) with a certain intent

To go to see or spend time at (a place) with a certain intent

To access (a website).

To access (a website).

To occur to or occupy the mind of

To occur to or occupy the mind of

To consider or discuss

To consider or discuss

To afflict or assail

To afflict or assail

To inflict or impose

To inflict or impose

(Archaic) To inflict punishment on or for; avenge

(Archaic) To inflict punishment on or for; avenge

To make a visit.

To make a visit.

(Informal) To converse or chat

(Informal) To converse or chat

The act or an instance of visiting a person or place.

The act or an instance of visiting a person or place.

A stay or sojourn as a guest.

A stay or sojourn as a guest.

(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)

Past participle of visit

To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.

That has received a visit or visits.

(transitive) Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)

To punish, to inflict harm upon (someone or something).

(transitive) Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone).

(transitive) To inflict punishment, vengeance for (an offense) on or upon someone.

(transitive) To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)

(transitive) To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc.

A single act of visiting.

A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.

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.

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.

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.

To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.

The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician.

The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector.

The act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time;

A meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice;

The act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)

The act of going to see some person in a professional capacity;

A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

Visit a place, as for entertainment;

Go to certain places as for sightseeing;

Pay a brief visit;

Come to see in an official or professional capacity;

Impose something unpleasant;

Talk socially without exchanging too much information;

Stay with as a guest;

Assail;