haunt

H0084500 (hônt, hŏnt)v. haunt·ed, haunt·ing, haunts v.tr.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. To recur or visit often, especially as a ghost.n.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.

haunt

(hɔːnt) vb1. (European Myth & Legend) to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost2. (tr) to intrude upon or recur to (the memory, thoughts, etc): he was haunted by the fear of insanity. 3. to visit (a place) frequently4. to associate with (someone) frequentlyn5. (often plural) a place visited frequently: an old haunt of hers. 6. (Agriculture) a place to which animals habitually resort for food, drink, shelter, etc[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] ˈhaunter n

haunt

(hɔnt, hɑnt; for 10 also hænt)
v.t. 1. to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person. 2. to recur persistently to the consciousness of; remain with: Memories of love haunted me. 3. to visit frequently; go to often: She haunted the art galleries. 4. to disturb or distress; cause to have anxiety: His youthful escapades came back to haunt him. v.i. 5. to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost. 6. to remain persistently; stay; linger. n. 7. Often, haunts. a place frequently visited: to return to one's old haunts. 8. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a ghost. [1200–50; Middle English < Old French hanter to frequent, probably < Old Norse heimta to lead home, derivative of heim homewards; see home] haunt′er, n.

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Past participle: haunted
Gerund: haunting

Imperative
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Present
I haunt
you haunt
he/she/it haunts
we haunt
you haunt
they haunt

Preterite
I haunted
you haunted
he/she/it haunted
we haunted
you haunted
they haunted

Present Continuous
I am haunting
you are haunting
he/she/it is haunting
we are haunting
you are haunting
they are haunting

Present Perfect
I have haunted
you have haunted
he/she/it has haunted
we have haunted
you have haunted
they have haunted

Past Continuous
I was haunting
you were haunting
he/she/it was haunting
we were haunting
you were haunting
they were haunting

Past Perfect
I had haunted
you had haunted
he/she/it had haunted
we had haunted
you had haunted
they had haunted

Future
I will haunt
you will haunt
he/she/it will haunt
we will haunt
you will haunt
they will haunt

Future Perfect
I will have haunted
you will have haunted
he/she/it will have haunted
we will have haunted
you will have haunted
they will have haunted

Future Continuous
I will be haunting
you will be haunting
he/she/it will be haunting
we will be haunting
you will be haunting
they will be haunting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been haunting
you have been haunting
he/she/it has been haunting
we have been haunting
you have been haunting
they have been haunting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been haunting
you will have been haunting
he/she/it will have been haunting
we will have been haunting
you will have been haunting
they will have been haunting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been haunting
you had been haunting
he/she/it had been haunting
we had been haunting
you had been haunting
they had been haunting

Conditional
I would haunt
you would haunt
he/she/it would haunt
we would haunt
you would haunt
they would haunt

Past Conditional
I would have haunted
you would have haunted
he/she/it would have haunted
we would have haunted
you would have haunted
they would have haunted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	haunt - a frequently visited placehangout, stamping ground, resort, repairarea, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"gathering place - a favorite haunt where people gather
Verb	1.	haunt - follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"stalkpursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
	2.	haunt - haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"obsess, ghostpreoccupy - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"
	3.	haunt - be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet"frequenttravel to, visit - go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?"hang out - spend time in a certain location or with certain people; "She hangs out at the corner cafe"

haunt

verb1. plague, trouble, obsess, torment, come back to, possess, stay with, recur, beset, prey on, weigh on The decision to leave her children now haunts her.2. visit, hang around or about, frequent, linger in, resort to, patronize, repair to, spend time in, loiter in, be a regular in During the day he haunted the town's cinemas3. appear in, materialize in His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms.noun1. meeting place, resort, hangout (informal), den, rendezvous, stamping ground, gathering place a favourite summer haunt for yachtsmen

haunt

verb1. To visit regularly:frequent, hang around, repair, resort.Slang: hang out.2. To come to mind continually:obsess, torment, trouble, weigh on (or upon).noun1. A frequently visited place:rendezvous, resort, stamping ground.Slang: hangout.2. The natural environment of an animal or plant:habitat, home, stamping ground.3. Regional. A supernatural being, such as a ghost:apparition, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, visitant, wraith.Informal: spook.

Translations

出没常去处经常出没萦绕难以忘却

haunt

(hoːnt) verb1. (of a ghost) to inhabit. A ghost is said to haunt this house. （神鬼）出没 2. (of an unpleasant memory) to keep coming back into the mind of. Her look of misery haunts me. （不快的事情）萦绕，难以忘却 3. to visit very often. He haunts that café.经常出没 noun a place one often visits. This is one of my favourite haunts.常去处ˈhaunted adjective inhabited by ghosts. a haunted castle; The old house is said to be haunted.闹鬼的

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haunted house

1. A house that is said to be visited by and/or home to ghosts or spirits. We're going to have a séance at the haunted house down the street, to see if we can talk to the spirits.2. A house decorated to be spooky that serves as an attraction, usually around Halloween. I think the kids are too young to go to a haunted house, honey—I don't want them to have nightmares. Every year at Halloween, my family turns the garage into a haunted house by playing spooky music and hanging cobwebs everywhere.See also: haunt, house

come back to haunt (one)

1. To pursue someone or something in a ghostly or otherwise supernatural form. If you don't do exactly what I want at my funeral, I'll come back to haunt you all!2. For a past situation, decision, etc. to cause problems for one in the present or future. His poor treatment of his employees might come back to haunt him some day. Her remarks during the campaign have come back to haunt her during the debate.3. To return to one's consciousness, as of a thought or memory. I've barely slept because that nightmare has come back to haunt me every night this week. The fear that I'll get fired comes back to haunt me all the time.See also: back, come, haunt

return to haunt (one)

1. To pursue one in a ghostly or otherwise supernatural form. If you don't do exactly what I want at my funeral, I'll return to haunt you all! The ghost of the business partner he betrayed had returned to haunt him in the night.2. For a past situation, decision, etc. to cause problems for one in the present or future. With the organized strike shutting down his production line entirely, the CEO's poor treatment of his employees has returned to haunt him. Her remarks during the campaign returned to haunt her in the first debate with he opponent.3. To come back continually to one's consciousness, as of a thought or memory. The same nightmare returns to haunt me every time I fall asleep. The awful terms on which I ended my friendship with Helen keep returning to haunt me.See also: haunt, return

come back to haunt one

and return to haunt oneFig. [for a bad memory] to recur; for the consequences of a bad decision to affect one negatively later. I never dreamed that a little thing like a traffic ticket could come back to haunt me years later.See also: back, come, haunt, one

return to haunt

one Go to come back to haunt one.See also: haunt, return

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verb plague

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verb visit

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verb appear in

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noun meeting place

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verb to visit regularly

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verb to come to mind continually

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noun a frequently visited place

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noun the natural environment of an animal or plant

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noun a supernatural being, such as a ghost

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noun a frequently visited place

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verb follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

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verb haunt like a ghost

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verb be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

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