How to Pronounce "visit on"
expression
ˈvɪzɪt/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
VIZ-it AWN
vˈɪzɪt/ /ˈɒn
VIZ-it ON
Definition
To cause something negative, such as trouble or punishment, to happen to someone; usually used in a formal or literary context.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈvɪzɪt/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
British English
vˈɪzɪt/ /ˈɒn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
VIZ-it AWN
UK
VIZ-it ON
Listen in Context
The punishment was visited on the guilty.
Misfortune was visited on the village after the flood.
Great sorrow was visited on the family.
They believed the curse had been visited on them for breaking the rules.