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   haunt

   /hɔːnt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly: "a grey lady who haunts the chapel" Similar appear inmaterialize invisitinformal:spook
   • ▪ (of a person or animal) frequent (a place): "he haunts street markets" Similar frequentspend time inpatronizevisit regularlybe a regular visitor tobe a regular client ofloiter inlinger ininformal:hang around/round/out inhang about in
   • ▪ be persistently and disturbingly present in (the mind): "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
   • ▪ (of something unpleasant) continue to affect or cause problems for: "cities haunted by the shadow of cholera"

   noun

   • 1. a place frequented by a specified person: "the bar was a favourite haunt of artists of the time"

   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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAUNT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hauntHaunt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jun 3, 2012 · 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. : to have a disquieting or harmful effect on : trouble. problems we ignore now will come back to haunt us. b.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHAUNT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum. [VERB noun] Synonyms: appear in, materialize in More Synonyms of haunt. More Synonyms of haunt.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHAUNT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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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.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › hauntHAUNT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Haunt definition: to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost. See examples of HAUNT used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhaunt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of haunt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hauntHaunt - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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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   Haunt definition, to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person. See more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › hauntHaunt - definition of haunt by The Free Dictionary

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    1. To inhabit, visit, or appear to in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being. 2. To visit often; frequent: haunted the movie theaters. 3. To come to the mind of continually; obsess: a riddle that haunted me all morning. 4. To be continually present in; pervade: the melancholy that haunts the composer's music. v.intr.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › hauntHaunt Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Haunt definition: To inhabit, visit, or appear to in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being.