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   Haunt

   /hônt/

   

   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 is the meaning of Haunted?

   • to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.

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   What does haunt mean?

   • 反覆煩擾, 使經常苦惱，不斷困擾, 幽靈… 反复烦扰, 使经常苦恼，不断困扰, 幽灵… obsesionar, perseguir, aparecerse en… atormentar, assombrar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! HAUNT definition: 1. If a ghost haunts a place, it appears there often: 2. If an unpleasant memory or feeling haunts…. Learn more.

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   What is the haunt of a person?

   • 3 n-count 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 yachtsmen alike.

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   What does Hanter haunt mean?

   • Origin haunt1 (1100-1200) French hanter haunt meaning, definition, what is haunt: if the soul of a dead person haunts a pl...: Learn more.

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   haunt verb [T] (UNPLEASANT MEMORY) B2. If an unpleasant memory or feeling haunts you, you think about or feel it often: [ often passive ] He was haunted by memories of the war. haunt. noun [ C ] uk / hɔːnt / us. a place that someone visits often: Regents Park is one of my favourite haunts in London.

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   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.

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   haunt verb [T] (UNPLEASANT MEMORY) B2. If an unpleasant memory or feeling haunts you, you think about or feel it often: [ often passive ] He was haunted by memories of the war. haunt. noun [ C ] uk / hɔːnt / us. a place that someone visits often: Regents Park is one of my favourite haunts in London.

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   May 14, 2024 · 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. His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum. Synonyms: appear in, materialize in More Synonyms of haunt. More Synonyms of haunt.

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   Haunt definition, to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person. See more.

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   haunt. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English haunt1 /hɔːnt $ hɒːnt/ verb [ transitive] 1 if the soul of a dead person haunts a place, it appears there often The pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a former landlord. 2 to make someone worry or make them sad Clare was haunted by the fear that her husband was having an affair ...