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- Dictionaryhaunt/hɔːnt/
verb
- 1. (of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly: "a grey lady who haunts the chapel" Similar
noun
- 1. a place frequented by a specified person: "the bar was a favourite haunt of artists of the time"
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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.
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.
Haunt definition: to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost. See examples of HAUNT used in a sentence.
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.
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.
1. (European Myth & Legend) 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.
Haunt definition: To inhabit, visit, or appear to in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being.
Definition of haunt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
HAUNT definition: 1. If a ghost haunts a place, it appears there often: 2. If an unpleasant memory or feeling haunts…. Learn more.
haunt. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English haunt1 /hɔːnt $ hɒːnt/ verb [transitive] 1 if the soul of a dead person haunts a place, it appears there often The pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a former landlord. 2 to make someone worry or make them sad Clare was haunted by the fear that her husband was having an affair. 3 ...
