visit relatives — see family members
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to go and spend time with members of your family, especially those who do not live with you.
Say it like a native
Textbook We intend to call upon our extended family members over the holidays.
Native We're going to visit relatives over the holidays.
Natural; 'call upon extended family members' is formal/archaic.
Pattern: visit relatives
In use
- We usually visit relatives during the holidays.family
- I often visit relatives on special occasions like birthdays and New Year because it's important to stay connected with family.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ We went to visit to our relatives.
✓ We went to visit our relatives.
'Visit' takes the object directly — no 'to'.
Common collocations
visit relatives— visit family, over the holidays, go and visit, abroad
Don't confuse it
Different from 'meet relatives', which can mean seeing them anywhere, not just at their home.