Visitar
Example: Vamos a visitar a mis abuelos este fin de semana.
Definition
"Visitar" means to go to a place or person in order to spend time with them, see them, or check on them. For example, "Vamos a visitar a mis abuelos este fin de semana" means planning to spend time with grandparents this weekend.
Etymology
The word "visitar" comes from the Latin verb "visitare," which means 'to go to see' or 'to pay a visit.' Did you know that "visitare" is a frequentative form of "visere," meaning 'to look at'? So, "visitar" originally implied repeatedly going to see someone or something.
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"Visitar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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