pay a visit

pay (someone or something) a visit

and pay a visit to someone or something

to visit someone or something. Bill paid a visit to his aunt in Seattle. Please pay a visit to our house whenever you are in town.

pay (somebody/something) a visit

(slightly formal) also pay a visit (to somebody/something)

to go to see someone or something Yesterday a police detective paid us a visit and asked a lot of questions. The three elderly women decided to pay a visit to a spa and had a great time.

Related vocabulary: pay a call on somebody/something

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amenemhet	ah-mə-NEM-het (English)	Ancient Egyptian
Nacio	NAH-thyo (Spanish), NAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Pilirani	pil-ee-RAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Laoghaire	-	Irish
MaŁGosia	-	Polish
Julyan	JOOL-yan	English (Rare)