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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 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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   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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   to disturb or distress; cause to have anxiety; trouble; worry: His youthful escapades came back to haunt him. Synonyms: plague, vex, beset, obsess. verb (used without object) to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost. to visit habitually or regularly. to remain persistently; loiter; stay; linger. noun. Often haunts. a place frequently visited:

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   HAUNT definition: 1. to cause repeated suffering or anxiety: 2. (of a ghost) to appear in a place repeatedly: 3. a…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of HAUNT is to visit often : frequent. How to use haunt in a sentence. to visit often : frequent; to continually seek the company of; to have a disquieting or harmful effect on : trouble…

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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.

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   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.

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   4 days ago · 1.verb. If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. The decision to leave her children now haunts her. [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.