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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

    noun

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

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

    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

    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

    A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there. The islands are a favorite summer haunt for yachtsmen. American English : haunt / ˈhɔnt /

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

    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.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHAUNT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HAUNT meaning: 1. to cause repeated suffering or anxiety: 2. (of a ghost) to appear in a place repeatedly: 3. a…. Learn more.

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

    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.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHAUNT - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    1. If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. [...] 2. Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time. [...] 3. A place that is the haunt of a particular person is one which they often visit because they enjoy going there. [...]

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryhaunt | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    haunt meaning: 1. If a ghost haunts a place, it appears there often: 2. If an unpleasant memory or feeling haunts…. Learn more.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › haunthaunt - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    4 days ago · haunt (third-person singular simple present haunts, present participle haunting, simple past and past participle haunted) (transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts). A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house. Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › haunt_nhaunt, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun haunt, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.