Visit vs. Visited — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Visit and Visited
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Definitions
Visit➦
To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially
Visit friends.
Visited➦
To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially
Visit friends.
Visit➦
To go to see in order to aid or console
Visit the sick and dying.
Visited➦
To go to see in order to aid or console
Visit the sick and dying.
Visit➦
To stay with (someone) as a guest.
Visited➦
To stay with (someone) as a guest.
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Visit➦
To go to see in an official or professional capacity
Visited the dentist.
A priest visiting his parishioners.
Visited➦
To go to see in an official or professional capacity
Visited the dentist.
A priest visiting his parishioners.
Visit➦
To go to see or spend time at (a place) with a certain intent
Visit a museum.
Visited London.
Visited➦
To go to see or spend time at (a place) with a certain intent
Visit a museum.
Visited London.
Visit➦
To access (a website).
Visited➦
To access (a website).
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Visit➦
To occur to or occupy the mind of
Was visited by a bizarre thought.
Visited➦
To occur to or occupy the mind of
Was visited by a bizarre thought.
Visit➦
To consider or discuss
Has she visited that topic on her blog?.
Visited➦
To consider or discuss
Has she visited that topic on her blog?.
Visit➦
To afflict or assail
A plague visited the village.
Visited➦
To afflict or assail
A plague visited the village.
Visit➦
To inflict or impose
In the Bible, God visits his wrath on the sinful.
Visited➦
To inflict or impose
In the Bible, God visits his wrath on the sinful.
Visit➦
(Archaic) To inflict punishment on or for; avenge
The sins of the ancestors were visited on their descendants.
Visited➦
(Archaic) To inflict punishment on or for; avenge
The sins of the ancestors were visited on their descendants.
Visit➦
To make a visit.
Visited➦
To make a visit.
Visit➦
(Informal) To converse or chat
Stay and visit with me for a while.
Visited➦
(Informal) To converse or chat
Stay and visit with me for a while.
Visit➦
The act or an instance of visiting a person or place.
Visited➦
The act or an instance of visiting a person or place.
Visit➦
A stay or sojourn as a guest.
Visited➦
A stay or sojourn as a guest.
Visit➦
(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
Visited➦
Past participle of visit
Visit➦
To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
She decided to visit her grandparents for Christmas.
Visited➦
That has received a visit or visits.
Visit➦
(transitive) Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
Visit➦
To punish, to inflict harm upon (someone or something).
Visit➦
(transitive) Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone).
Visit➦
(transitive) To inflict punishment, vengeance for (an offense) on or upon someone.
Visit➦
(transitive) To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
Visit➦
(transitive) To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc.
Visit➦
A single act of visiting.
Next time you're in Manchester, give me a visit.
We paid a quick visit to James on the way up to Scotland.
Visit➦
A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.
Visit➦
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.
Visit➦
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.
Visit➦
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.
[God] hath visited and redeemed his people.
Visit➦
To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.
Visit➦
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.
Visit➦
The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector.
Visit➦
The act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time;
He dropped by for a visit
Visit➦
A meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice;
He scheduled a visit to the dentist
Visit➦
The act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
Visit➦
The act of going to see some person in a professional capacity;
A visit to the dentist
Visit➦
A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
Visit➦
Visit a place, as for entertainment;
We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
Visit➦
Go to certain places as for sightseeing;
Did you ever visit Paris?
Visit➦
Pay a brief visit;
The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
Visit➦
Come to see in an official or professional capacity;
The governor visited the prison
The grant administrator visited the laboratory
Visit➦
Impose something unpleasant;
The principal visited his rage on the students
Visit➦
Talk socially without exchanging too much information;
The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Visit➦
Stay with as a guest;
Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month
Visit➦
Assail;
He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly