de visu

in person, with one's own eyes

adverb duh vee-ZOO Rare

Origin: Latin 'de visu' (from sight)

Usage Note

De visu is a Latin borrowing used in formal and journalistic French to mean 'by direct observation'. It often follows verbs like vérifier or constater to emphasize that something was seen firsthand rather than reported. More formal than en personne or de ses propres yeux.

Examples

"Il a vérifié la situation de visu."

Natural Translation

He verified the situation in person.

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