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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: frequent
- 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.
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
Derived Forms
- ˈhaunter, noun
Other Words From
- haunter noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of haunt1
Example Sentences
Christie has problems, and they begin with the fact that photos and videos and memes can haunt us.
She had seen public executions before, but this one would haunt her for years to come.
But it was a grueling road to freedom, and one that continues to haunt them.
Doubt and panic and regret haunt the heart of any decent physician who ever has made a decision.
This undeclared war on the Latino immigrant family was bound to haunt Obama.
It was when the face and figure of a great tragedian began to haunt her imagination and stir her senses.
Because Hartledon once had a flirtation with your daughter, does that give you leave to haunt him as if you were his double?
As he invariably left a note behind him promising to "be quiet about it," Isabel ceased to haunt his footsteps.
I really begin to fear that these drinking, if not drunken spirits, do haunt the "spirit-vaults."
Even the better sort of men who haunt our public-houses are glad to meet and talk with the poachers.
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