verb
to visit, to attend
A1
Besuchen: 'to visit' or 'to attend' (a person, place, class). It’s a regular (weak) verb with participle 'besucht', uses auxiliary haben, non-reflexive and non-separable. It typically takes a direct object (accusative): 'jemanden besuchen' or 'eine Veranstaltung besuchen', e.g. 'Ich besuche dich.'
Examples
Sie besucht jeden Donnerstag einen Deutschkurs.
She attends a German class every Thursday.
Ich besuche meine Großeltern.
I visit my grandparents.
Wir haben Freunde besucht.
We visited friends.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture going to someone's house and a sign 'Besuchen' at the door
Think 'be-sue-chin' — visiting someone named Sue
Notes
Regular weak verb. 'besuchen' is used both for visiting people and attending classes/events.