Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pay a visit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: pay a vis-it
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

verb

To go to the toilet.

Example Sentences

"In the succeeding years I paid many more visits to Scotland; this was made easy even for those of modest means, by that wonderful institution, the "Inverness Tourist." For £3 one could get a ticket from London to Inverness and back with a wide choice of routes, […]."
"Some protesters say the constitution also gives too much power to the king, who paid a rare visit to Thailand on Thursday for ceremonies honouring his grandfather, Prince Mahidol Adulyadej. The king has spent most of his time in Europe since taking the throne nearly four years ago."
"Brighton station is awash with people paying a visit to the seaside."

Inflected Forms

pays a visit (present, singular) paying a visit (participle, present) paid a visit (participle, past) paid a visit (past)

Questions

What does pay a visit mean?: To visit.

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