occasional visit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoccasionalandvisit
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withvisit.
occasional
adjective
uk/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/us/əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/
not happening or done often ...
See more atoccasional
visit
noun[C]
uk/ˈvɪz.ɪt/us/ˈvɪz.ɪt/
an occasion when you visit a place ...
See more atvisit
(Definition ofoccasionalandvisitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofoccasional visit
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Additionally, an inmate of any denomination may be permitted anoccasionalvisitfrom his home minister.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Would not anoccasionalvisitby the police, without being sent for, be a good thing?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I think it is one on permanent patrol and anoccasionalvisitfrom another.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are talking about three destroyers and theoccasionalvisitof a nuclear submarine.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They were satisfied with anoccasionalvisitto the nearby market town.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
His beer and "baccy" is probably the only thing—with, perhaps, an occasional picture show, or anoccasionalvisitto his old folk's club.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They need no welfare services at the moment, other than perhaps theoccasionalvisitto the doctor.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is difficult to understand how they can come to such definite conclusions as a result of anoccasionalvisitto a factory.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the amenities of our country life theoccasionalvisitto the village inn forms a very important recreation and amenity to the agricultural worker.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Anoccasionalvisit, and even the possibility of a surprise visit, will keep a whole neighbourhood in good order for months on end.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They are supposed to cover clothing, shoes, notepaper and stamps if they want to write a letter and to make anoccasionalvisitto the pictures.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I refer to people who live in isolated places and who make theoccasionalvisitto nearby towns.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That does not mean theoccasionalvisitof a road safety officer calling in once or twice a year to talk to primary schoolchildren for only 15 or 20 minutes.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Although mostly agnostic, he even pays anoccasionalvisitto the synagogue.
From
Wikipedia
Aside from theoccasionalvisitfrom a starry-eyed local hoping to land a speaking role, most people kept a respectful distance and allowed filming to go on without interference.
From
Wikipedia
The elderly, who were obviously expected to spend the rest of their days in the workhouse, were not even allowed out for anoccasionalvisit.
From
Wikipedia
Until very recently, human activity in the region was limited to a few very occasional visits and no permanent infrastructure had been established.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There have been occasional visits by officials for consular purposes.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofoccasional
Go to the definition ofvisit
See other collocations withvisit