Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •The FBI visited a plague of investigations on the mayor's staff.
•The storm visited disaster on the little village.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bring something home to someone — bring (something) home (to (someone)) to make something more clearly understood. Her visit to the war memorial brought home to her the suffering the war had caused. Usage notes: usually said about something that is difficult or unpleasant Related … New idioms dictionary
visit on/upon — [phrasal verb] visit (something) on/upon (someone) formal + old fashioned : to punish (someone) with (something) The Lord visited a plague upon the city. ◇ The saying the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children means that children often … Useful english dictionary
visit — vis|it1 [ vızıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to go to see someone and spend some time with them: Lee wants to visit his mother in the hospital. I visit my family every year at Christmas. We only use this room when friends come to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
visit on — phrasal verb visit on or visit upon [transitive, usually passive] Word forms visit on : present tense I/you/we/they visit on he/she/it visits on present participle visiting on past tense visited on past participle visited on mainly literary visit … English dictionary
visit upon — phrasal verb visit on or visit upon [transitive, usually passive] Word forms visit on : present tense I/you/we/they visit on he/she/it visits on present participle visiting on past tense visited on past participle visited on mainly literary visit … English dictionary
visit — vis|it1 W1S2 [ˈvızıt] v [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: visiter, from Latin visitare, from visere to go to see , from videre; VISION] 1.) [I and T] to go and spend time in a place or with someone, especially for pleasure or interest ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
visit — 1 / vIzit/ verb 1 (I, T) to go and spend time in a place or with someone, especially for pleasure or interest: “Do you live here?” “No, we re just visiting”. | visit sth: We hope to visit the Grand Canyon on our trip. | visit sb: Aunt Jane… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
visit — [viz′it] vt. [ME visiten < OFr visiter < L visitare, freq. < visere, to go to see < visus: see VISION] 1. to go or come to see (someone) out of friendship or for social reasons 2. to stay with as a guest for a time 3. to go or come to … English World dictionary
visit on — ˈvisit on ˈvisit upon [transitive] usually passive [present tense I/you/we/they visit on he/she/it visits on present participle visiting on past tense … Useful english dictionary
visit upon — ˈvisit on ˈvisit upon [transitive] usually passive [present tense I/you/we/they visit on he/she/it visits on present participle visiting on … Useful english dictionary
visit — ► VERB (visited, visiting) 1) go to see and spend time with (someone) socially or as a guest. 2) go to see and spend time in (a place) as a tourist or guest. 3) go to see for a purpose. 4) (with reference to something harmful or unpleasant)… … English terms dictionary
