visitar

Senses

1. 1.

   to visit

   to go or come to see (a person, place, or thing)

2. 2.

   to call on

   to make a social or professional call to someone

3. 3.

   to attend (professionally)

   to go to see someone officially (doctor, patient, etc.)

Examples

• "Vou visitar minha avó no fim de semana."

  I'm going to visit my grandmother on the weekend.

• "Visitamos o museu ontem e foi incrível."

  We visited the museum yesterday and it was incredible.

• "O médico visita seus pacientes todos os dias."

  The doctor visits his patients every day.

Usage

A regular -ar verb. Very common in both formal and informal contexts. Takes a direct object (visitar + noun/pronoun). Can be used reflexively as "visitar-se" in older or more formal Portuguese, though this is rare in modern Brazilian Portuguese.