Visit
Visit verb - To make a social call upon.
Wait
Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.
How words are described
| long | long visit | long wait |
| short | short visit | short wait |
| regular | regular visit | regular wait |
| single | single visit | single wait |
| Other adjectives: painful, little, young, secret, few, last, extended. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- When Turk went on his honeymoon, JD secretly went to visit him there since they couldn't stand to be away from each other, and he couldn't wait to come back home to see JD.
Source: The Not-Love Interest -
Earn Your Happy Ending: The day after the ball, Cinderella decides to go visit Prince Christopher herself instead of wait for him to return.
Source: Film / Cinderella -
In The A-Team episode "A Nice Place to visit", Amy makes the team promise they'll wait for her and keep out of trouble.
Source: Lying Finger Cross
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