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To visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone

couch surfing

noun

the activity of travelling around and staying without paying in the homes of people you have met through the Internet

visit

verb

to go to see someone and spend some time with them

go around

to visit a person or a place

call

verb

to visit someone, usually for a short time

drop by

to make a short visit somewhere

call on

to visit someone, usually for a short time

see

verb

to meet or visit someone who you know by arrangement

look in

to visit someone for a short time on your way to another place, especially if they are sick or may need help

come over

to visit someone in the place where they are, especially their house

pay someone/something a visit/call

to visit someone or something

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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