French Conversation · Level 21
89 words
French word
visiter
Pronunciation
IPA/vizite/
Meaning
- verbvisit
Example
Je vais visiter le musée demain.
I am going to visit the museum tomorrow.
More examples
Elle a décidé de visiter une exposition aujourd'hui.
She decided to visit an exhibition today.
Core concept
Going to a place and looking through it to see what it contains or check its condition.
Common phrases
visiter une ville
visit a city
visiter un monument
visit a monument
visiter une exposition
visit an exhibition
Similar words
voir: Seeing something to confirm its presence or observe its appearance.
aller: Moving to a particular place.
rendre visite à: Going to see and meet someone.
explorer: Examining a place or thing closely and thoroughly.
Definition in French
Se rendre quelque part pour voir un lieu, en visiter l'intérieur ou en vérifier l'état.
Word origin
French visiter comes from Latin visitare, meaning to visit or inspect, through Old French.
Usage tips
- French uses visiter directly with places, as in visiter un musée, but rendre visite à is used for visiting a person.