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- DictionaryHaunt/hônt/
verb
- 1. (of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly: "a gray lady who haunts the chapel"
noun
- 1. a place frequented by a specified person or group of people: "I revisited my old haunts"
1. to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person. 2. to recur persistently to the consciousness of; remain with: Memories of love haunted me. 3. to visit frequently; go to often: She haunted the art galleries.
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.
2 days ago · [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. [VERB noun] 3. countable noun.
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.
To visit (a place) often or continually; frequent. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To seek the company or companionship of; run after. Webster's New World. To come to the mind of continually; obsess. A riddle that haunted me all morning. American Heritage. To appear or recur repeatedly to, often to the point of obsession.
See haunt in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: haunt. Definition of haunt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Apr 20, 2024 · ( transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts). A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house. ( transitive) To make uneasy, restless . The memory of his past failures haunted him. ( transitive) To stalk; to follow . The policeman haunted him, following him everywhere.
