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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024haunt /hɔnt, hɑnt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to visit or appear to frequently as a ghost:to haunt a house.
- to return often to the mind, memory, or consciousness of (someone):Memories of love haunted me.
- to visit frequently:to haunt the art galleries.
- to distress repeatedly:a mistake that haunted him for years.
n. [countable] - Often, haunts. [plural] a place frequently visited:returned to his old haunts.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024haunt (hônt, hänt; for 10 also hant),USA pronunciation v.t. - to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost:to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- to recur persistently to the consciousness of;
remain with:Memories of love haunted him. - to visit frequently;
go to often:He haunted the galleries and bars that the artists went to. - to frequent the company of;
be often with:He haunted famous men, hoping to gain celebrity for himself. - to disturb or distress;
cause to have anxiety;
trouble;
worry:His youthful escapades came back to haunt him.
v.i. - to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost.
- to visit habitually or regularly.
- to remain persistently;
loiter;
stay;
linger.
n. - Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:to return to one's old haunts.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. and North Eng.]a ghost.
- Old Norse heimta to lead home, derivative of heim homewards; see home
- Old French hanter to frequent, probably
- Middle English haunten 1200–50
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged frequent.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obsess, beset, vex, plague.
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