Rendre visite seulement la première fois?

Question

Bonjour,  je me demande pourquoi il y a tant d’enseignants qui disent que le mot  « rendre visite » n’est utilisé que la première fois qu’on rencontre qqn ? D’où vient cette idée ?

Accepted Answer

You would need to ask them if that is what they are saying - it is not correct though.
You might have the wrong word/expression however. ‘Rencontrer’ is used for a first meeting with someone, or chance encounters subsequently. It is not used for repeat arranged meetings.
‘Rendre visite à’ is used to express visiting someone, rather than visiting a place, and does not strictly refer to ‘meeting someone’. 
Some helpful links below :
https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/visiter-versus-rendre-visite-a-visiting-places-versus-visiting-people
https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-verb-conjugation/to-meet-up/