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haunt

[hawnt, hahnt, hant]

verb (used with object)

  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 him.

  3. to visit frequently; go to often.

    He haunted the galleries and bars that the artists went to.

    Synonyms:
  4. to frequent the company of; be often with.

    He haunted famous men, hoping to gain celebrity for himself.

  5. to disturb or distress; cause to have anxiety; trouble; worry.

    His youthful escapades came back to haunt him.

    Synonyms: , , ,


verb (used without object)

  1. to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost.

  2. to visit habitually or regularly.

  3. to remain persistently; loiter; stay; linger.

noun

  1. Often haunts. a place frequently visited.

    to return to one's old haunts.

  2. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. and North England.a ghost.

haunt

/ ɔːԳ /

verb

  1. to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost

  2. (tr) to intrude upon or recur to (the memory, thoughts, etc)

    he was haunted by the fear of insanity

  3. to visit (a place) frequently

  4. to associate with (someone) frequently

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (often plural) a place visited frequently

    an old haunt of hers

  2. a place to which animals habitually resort for food, drink, shelter, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • haunter noun
  • ˈ󲹳ܲԳٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of haunt1

1200–50; Middle English haunten < Old French hanter to frequent, probably < Old Norse heimta to lead home, derivative of heim homewards; home
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of haunt1

C13: from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse heimta to bring home, Old English 峾ٳٲ to give a home to; see home
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Back at the Civil Hospital, the wait continues to haunt families.

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Its structures, institutions and ideas still haunt our world.

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Still, the story of his musical exuberance and deep personal pain continued to inspire - and haunt - the inheritors of his vision.

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