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   Haunt

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   verb

   • 1. (of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly: "a gray lady who haunts the chapel" Similar appear inmaterialize invisitinformal:spook
   • ▪ (of a person or animal) frequent (a place): "he haunts used book stores" Similar frequentspend time inpatronizevisit regularlybe a regular visitor tobe a regular client ofloiter inlinger ininformal:hang around/out in
   • ▪ be persistently in the mind of (someone): "the sight haunted me for years" Similar tormentobsessoppressdisturbtroubleworryplagueburdenbesetbeleaguerbedevilbesiegetortureprey onweigh ongnaw atnag atweigh heavily onlie heavy onprey on one's mindweigh heavily on one's mindbe a weight on one's mindinformal:bug
   • ▪ be persistently and disturbingly present in (something): "cities haunted by the shadow of cholera"

   noun

   • 1. a place frequented by a specified person or group of people: "I revisited my old haunts"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘frequent (a place’)): from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; distantly related to home.

   Derivatives

   • 1. haunter noun

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   What does haunt mean?

   • Even the better sort of men who haunt our public-houses are glad to meet and talk with the poachers. Haunt definition: to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost. See examples of HAUNT used in a sentence.

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   What is another word for Haunted?

   • Other forms: haunted; haunts; haunting The verb to haunt means to appear as a ghost or some kind of supernatural phenomenon. Ebenezer Scrooge was haunted by the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future.

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   What is a 'haunt' in a sentence?

   • Another use of the word haunt is as a noun, and it means "a place that is frequented often," like a popular hangout. The gym, a bar, a corner: these are all potential haunts. The dentist, the principal’s office, a busy intersection: these are not.

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   What is a haunted place?

   • [VERB noun] A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there. The Channel Islands are a favourite summer haunt for UK and French tourists alike. A ghost or spirit that haunts a place or a person regularly appears in the place, or is seen by the person and frightens them.

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   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.

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   verb. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to. “the ghost of her mother haunted her” synonyms: stalk. see more. verb. be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place. “She haunts the ballet” synonyms: frequent. see more. verb. haunt like a ghost; pursue. “Fear of illness haunts her” synonyms: ghost, obsess. see more. noun.

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