Op bezoek gaan
Example: Wij gaan morgen op bezoek bij onze grootouders.
Definition
"Op bezoek gaan" means to visit someone, usually at their home, with the intention of spending time or socializing. It involves physically going to the place where the person is and engaging in a friendly or familial meeting, such as in the example: 'Wij gaan morgen op bezoek bij onze grootouders.'
Etymology
The phrase "op bezoek gaan" comes from Dutch, where "op" means 'on' or 'to,' "bezoek" means 'visit,' and "gaan" means 'go.' Together, they literally translate to 'go on a visit.' This expression naturally evolved in Dutch to describe the act of visiting someone, much like the English phrase 'to go on a visit.'
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"Op bezoek gaan" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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