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To appear in a place repeatedly
- (of a ghost) to appear in a place repeatedly: A ghostly lady is said to haunt the stairway looking for her children.
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haunt. 1 of 2. verb. ˈhȯnt. ˈhänt. haunted; haunting; haunts. Synonyms of haunt. transitive verb. 1. a. : to visit often : frequent. spends a lot of time haunting bookstores. b. : to continually seek the company of. haunting celebrities. impostors that haunt the official in foreign ports Van Wyck Brooks. 2. a.
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. Memories of the semifinal defeat haunted him for the rest of his career.
Check pronunciation: haunt. Definition of haunt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1 day ago · [VERB noun] He would always be haunted by that scene in Well Park. [VERB noun] Synonyms: plague, trouble, obsess, torment More Synonyms of haunt. 2. verb. Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time. The stigma of being a bankrupt is likely to haunt him for the rest of his life.
If a ghost haunts a place, it appears there often: a haunted house. 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:
verb. haunt like a ghost; pursue. “Fear of illness haunts her”. synonyms: ghost, obsess. see more. see less. type of: preoccupy. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively.
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. 3 to cau...
