short visit

collocation in English

meaningsofshortandvisit

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short
adjective
uk
/ʃɔːt/us
/ʃɔːrt/
small in length, distance, ...
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visit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvɪz.ɪt/us
/ˈvɪz.ɪt/
an occasion when you visit a place ...
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(Definition ofshortandvisitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshort visit

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Sometimes children come for ashortvisitand then take the parent home with them for a short holiday.
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However,shortvisitlengths relative to seed passage times do not guarantee that seeds will be dispersed away from the parent.
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Obviously, in such ashortvisitany knowledge acquired is entirely superficial.
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I am willing to rearrange my plans, if he wishes, just for ashortvisitthere.
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In all six cases the grant of a visa for ashortvisitwas authorised.
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It acquired much knowledge and wisdom on ashortvisit.
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It is true that during myshortvisit.
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It is not something which one engineering inspector can do in ashortvisit.
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Does that literally mean everybody who comes to this country for ashortvisit?
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It was ashortvisitof eight days.
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He was only here for a veryshortvisit.
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One can have worthwhile experience even from ashortvisit.
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It was ashortvisitbut it enabled me to form one pretty sharp impression.
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In other words, he applied for a visa for ashortvisit.
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Let us see what happens if he breaks his dentures while here on only ashortvisit.
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If a man goes on holiday or makes ashortvisithome, he does not break his period of ordinary residence.
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We have examined in the document the conflicting arguments for removing a right of appeal from people who come on ashortvisit.
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He will therefore have total power to decide whether a person can come to this country on ashortvisit.
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