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haunt

(hɔːnt)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense haunts, present participle haunting, past tense, past participle haunted
1. verb
If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time.
The decision to leave her children now haunts her. [VERB noun]
He would always be haunted by that scene in Well Park. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: plague, trouble, obsess, torment More Synonyms of haunt
2. verb
Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time.
The stigma of being a bankrupt is likely to haunt him for the rest of his life. [VERB noun]
3. countable 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.
Synonyms: meeting place, resort, hangout [informal], den More Synonyms of haunt
4. verb
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

haunt in British English

(hɔːnt)
verb
1. 
to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost
2. (transitive)
to intrude upon or recur to (the memory, thoughts, etc)
he was haunted by the fear of injury
3. 
to visit (a place) frequently
4. 
to associate with (someone) frequently
noun
5. (often plural)
a place visited frequently
an old haunt of hers
6. 
a place to which animals habitually resort for food, drink, shelter, etc
Derived forms
haunter (ˈhaunter)
noun
Word origin
C13: from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse heimta to bring home, Old English hāmettan to give a home to; see home

haunt in American English

(hɔnt; hɑnt; for 6, usually hænt)
verb transitive
1. 
to visit (a place) often or continually; frequent
2. 
to seek the company or companionship of; run after
3. 
to appear or recur repeatedly to, often to the point of obsession
memories haunted her
4. 
to be associated with; fill the atmosphere of; pervade
memories of former gaiety haunt the house
noun
5. 
a. 
a place often visited
to make the library one's haunt
b. 
a lair or feeding place of animals
6.  Dialectal
a ghost
Word origin
ME haunten < OFr hanter, to frequent < Gmc *haimetan (akin to OE hamettan, to domicile) < *haim, home

Examples of 'haunt' in a sentence
haunt

I forgave him and we moved on but it has always haunted me.
The Sun (2016)
He was not a confident public speaker, perhaps haunted by the memory of a stammer that for many years had dogged his youth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He became so haunted by her memory that he felt unable to publish her thoughts or the photos he took that summer for more than 30 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For far too many ex-offenders, the only option is a return to his old haunts and the criminal networks that led to his conviction.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is bruised and subdued by the ghosts still haunting him.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Did we really say we were having a year off our normal summer haunts?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The area is now a haunt of backpackers and yoga fanatics.
The Sun (2013)
Yet a sense of failure often haunts those who have loved them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The sins of motivation will always haunt us.
Christianity Today (2000)
That night the family frantically phoned friends and visited her haunts.
The Sun (2012)
Those who watched the train leave were haunted for long afterwards.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She revisits old haunts and becomes engrossed by a desire to learn more about her father.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The horrific images that made him famous return to haunt him.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Did she haunt his memory as he did hers?
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
The fear haunting me that he could have disappeared into some endless limbo has gone.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The disappointment on his sweating face still haunts me.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
So he died a bachelor and now he haunts it.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The result is both highly intelligent and often haunting.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His shade will always haunt the place.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He claimed it as his local drinking haunt and was determined to improve the quality of the beer.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The old lady is haunting her.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The Ritz had been one of her favourite dining haunts in recent years.
The Sun (2013)
These ghosts haunt our cultures, but they no longer represent who we are.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And around my old haunts, the contrast between shiny and grim grew more pronounced.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But then we're back to the love birds cooing and chuckling and visiting haunted houses.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Now the past no longer haunts your heart, a love relationship can really take off.
The Sun (2012)
Got a favourite lunchtime haunt?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Trying to find peace, he revisits his old haunts - and disaster ensues.
The Sun (2008)

In other languages
haunt

British English: haunt VERB
If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time.
The decision to leave her children now haunts her.
  • American English: haunt
  • Brazilian Portuguese: assombrar
  • Chinese: > 萦绕在心头令人不愉快的事
  • European Spanish: obsesionar
  • French: hanter
  • German: verfolgen
  • Italian: ossessionare
  • Japanese: 付きまとう
  • Korean: 뇌리를 떠나지 않다
  • European Portuguese: assombrar
  • Latin American Spanish: obsesionar
British English: haunt NOUN
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
  • Brazilian Portuguese: reduto
  • Chinese: > 萦绕在心头令人不愉快的事
  • European Spanish: refugio
  • French: repaire
  • German: Lieblingsort
  • Italian: luogo frequentato regolarmente
  • Japanese: 行きつけの場所
  • Korean: 자주 다니는 곳
  • European Portuguese: reduto
  • Latin American Spanish: refugio

Chinese translation of 'haunt'

haunt

(hɔːnt)

vt

  1. [ghost, spirit] 常出没(沒)于(於) (cháng chūmò yú)
  2. [problem, memory, fear] 萦(縈)绕(繞)在心头(頭) (yíngrào zài xīntóu)

n (c)

  1. 常去的地方 (chángqù de dìfang) (处, chù)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to remain in the memory or thoughts of
The memory of his mistakes still haunts him.
Synonyms
plague
She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness.
trouble
Is anything troubling you?
obsess
Thoughts of revenge obsessed him.
torment
My older brother used to torment me by singing it to me.
come back to
possess
It was as if the spirit of his father possessed him.
stay with
recur
beset
The country is beset by severe economic problems.
prey on
weigh on
2 (verb) 
Definition
to visit (a place) frequently
During the day she haunted the town's cinemas.
Synonyms
visit (old-fashioned)
a house of sickness or infection, such as one visited by the plague
hang around or about
frequent
I hear she frequents that restaurant.
linger in
resort to
patronize
repair to
spend time in
loiter in
be a regular in
3 (verb) 
Definition
to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost
His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms.
Synonyms
appear in
materialize in
(noun) 
Definition
a place visited frequently
a favourite summer haunt for yachtsmen
Synonyms
meeting place
resort
a genteel resort on the south coast
hangout (informal)
den
three illegal drinking dens
rendezvous
Their rendezvous would be the hotel at the airport.
stamping ground
gathering place

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beset
Definition
to trouble or harass constantly
The country is beset by severe economic problems.
Synonyms
plague,
trouble,
embarrass,
torture,
haunt,
torment,
harass,
afflict,
badger,
perplex,
pester,
vex,
entangle,
bedevil
in the sense of den
Definition
a place where people indulge in criminal or immoral activities
three illegal drinking dens
Synonyms
haunt,
resort,
rendezvous,
meeting place,
hangout (informal),
stamping ground,
gathering place
in the sense of frequent
Definition
to visit often
I hear she frequents that restaurant.
Synonyms
visit,
attend,
haunt,
be found at,
patronize,
hang out at (informal),
visit often,
go to regularly,
be a regular customer of

Synonyms of 'haunt'

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