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haunt
[hawnt, hahnt, hant]
verb (used with object)
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.
Synonyms: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: , , ,
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.
to return to one's old haunts.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. and North England.a ghost.
haunt
/ ɔːԳ /
verb
to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost
(tr) to intrude upon or recur to (the memory, thoughts, etc)
he was haunted by the fear of insanity
to visit (a place) frequently
to associate with (someone) frequently
noun
(often plural) a place visited frequently
an old haunt of hers
a place to which animals habitually resort for food, drink, shelter, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- haunter noun
- ˈܲԳٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of haunt1
Example Sentences
Back at the Civil Hospital, the wait continues to haunt families.
Its structures, institutions and ideas still haunt our world.
As I have been chronicling and trying to make better sense of Donald Trump’s disastrous return to power, there is one image that keeps haunting me.
Still, the story of his musical exuberance and deep personal pain continued to inspire - and haunt - the inheritors of his vision.
The fear of being narcissistic understandably haunts so many of us in an era of social media, where the ability to get attention is treated as the measure of a person's worth.
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