Grammar fix
visit relatives
see family members
to go and spend time with members of your family, especially those who do not live with you.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
We usually visit relatives during the holidays.
I often visit relatives on special occasions like birthdays and New Year because it's important to stay connected with family.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: We went to visit to our relatives.
Say: We went to visit our relatives.
'Visit' takes the object directly — no 'to'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
Natural; 'call upon extended family members' is formal/archaic.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
visit relatives
- visit family
- over the holidays
- go and visit
- abroad