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haunt
[hawnt, hahnt, hant]
verb (used with object)
to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost.
to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
to recur persistently to the consciousness of; remain with.
Memories of love haunted him.
to visit frequently; go to often.
He haunted the galleries and bars that the artists went to.
Synonyms: frequentto frequent the company of; be often with.
He haunted famous men, hoping to gain celebrity for himself.
to disturb or distress; cause to have anxiety; trouble; worry.
His youthful escapades came back to haunt him.
verb (used without object)
to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost.
to visit habitually or regularly.
to remain persistently; loiter; stay; linger.
noun
Often haunts. a place frequently visited.
to return to one's old haunts.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. and North England., a ghost.
haunt
/ hɔːnt /
verb
to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost
(tr) to intrude upon or recur to (the memory, thoughts, etc)
he was haunted by the fear of insanity
to visit (a place) frequently
to associate with (someone) frequently
noun
(often plural) a place visited frequently
an old haunt of hers
a place to which animals habitually resort for food, drink, shelter, etc
Other Word Forms
- haunter noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of haunt1
Example Sentences
This statistic haunted me, because it’s at the heart of what is going wrong collectively with end-of-life financial planning.
City of New London decision continues to haunt the land.
I pored through pattern books in fabric stores and haunted remnants counters, and was eager to snap up bargains.
The haunting song - touching on 90s apartheid in South Africa and oppression - reached number four in the UK charts in 1987.
This haunting cloud is a stellar nursery -- a massive region of gas and dust where new stars are forming.
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