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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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   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 the meaning of Haunted?

   • 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.

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   What does haunt mean?

   • 1. A place much frequented. 2. also hant or ha'nt (hănt) or haint (hānt) Chiefly Southern US A ghost or other supernatural being. [Middle English haunten, to frequent, from Old French hanter; see tkei- in Indo-European roots.] haunt′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does it mean to haunt a place?

   • To inhabit, visit, or appear to in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being. To visit (a place) often or continually; frequent. To seek the company or companionship of; run after. To come to the mind of continually; obsess. A riddle that haunted me all morning. To appear or recur repeatedly to, often to the point of obsession.

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     HAUNT meaning: 1. to cause repeated suffering or anxiety: 2....

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     HAUNT translate: atormentar, assombrar, assombrar,...

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     HAUNT translate: menghuni, menghantui, sering mendatangi,...

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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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