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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 does 'haunt' mean?

   • Leave honest pleasure, and haunt no good pastime. A hunting expedition or outing, usually with horses and hounds. To accustom; to habituate. Haunt thyself to pity. Those taking part in such an expedition or outing. To persist in staying or visiting. I've charged thee not to haunt about my doors. Last year's deer hunt.

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   What does haunted mean?

   • To inhabit, visit, or appear to in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being. Haunted the movie theaters. On weak stereo signals this circuit can hunt over mono and stereo in a very disconcerting manner A riddle that haunted me all morning. (in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression.

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   What is a haunted place?

   • A place to which one frequently resorts; as, drinking saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of wild beasts. The household nook,The haunt of all affections pure. The feeble soul, a haunt of fears. On a hunt for cheap gas. The habit of resorting to a place. The haunt you have got about the courts.

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   How do you use haunted in a sentence?

   • (transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts). A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house. Hunted the ridges. (transitive) To make uneasy, restless. The memory of his past failures haunted him. To make use of (hounds, for example) in pursuing game. (transitive) To stalk; to follow.

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hauntHaunt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word haunt, as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out how haunt can mean to visit often, to trouble, to reappear as a ghost, or to frequent a place.

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   Learn the meaning of haunt as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, related words and phrases, and usage examples. Haunt can mean to cause repeated trouble, to appear as a ghost, or to visit a place often.

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   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. Synonyms: plague, vex, beset, obsess.

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   haunt verb [T] (REPEATEDLY TROUBLE) Add to word list. Add to word list. B2. to cause repeated suffering or anxiety: Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life. 30 years after the fire he is still haunted by images of death and destruction. Fewer examples.

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   1. To inhabit, visit, or appear to in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being. 2. To visit often; frequent: haunted the movie theaters. 3. To come to the mind of continually; obsess: a riddle that haunted me all morning. 4. To be continually present in; pervade: the melancholy that haunts the composer's music. v.intr.

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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.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › hauntHAUNT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    HAUNT definition: 1. If a ghost haunts a place, it appears there often: 2. If an unpleasant memory or feeling haunts…. Learn more.