haunt
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.
to 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.
to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost.
to visit habitually or regularly.
to remain persistently; loiter; stay; linger.
Often haunts. a place frequently visited: to return to one's old haunts.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. and North England. a ghost.
Origin of haunt
1Other words for haunt
Other words from haunt
- haunter, noun
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How to use haunt in a sentence
When the season for this seed was over—and the season is always a short one—the haunter of the furrows would perish.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreNow we are asked to allow a tomb-haunter to call a parricide to disclose that which he himself is ignorant of.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours | Ernest BramahAuction-haunter different from prowler, 88 et seq.Authors and compositors, 77 et seq.
The Book-Hunter | John Hill BurtonHe is rich it may be; but a haunter of idle and debauched company—a common prizefighter, who has shed human blood like water.
The Fair Maid of Perth | Sir Walter ScottThe effect was uncanny and the Hermit ceased to wonder that he had been unable to catch a glimpse of this haunter of his trail.
Followers of the Trail | Zoe Meyer
British Dictionary definitions for haunt
/ (hɔːnt) /
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
(often plural) a place visited frequently: an old haunt of hers
a place to which animals habitually resort for food, drink, shelter, etc
Origin of haunt
1Derived forms of haunt
- haunter, noun
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