haunt in English dictionary

  • haunt

    Meanings and definitions of "haunt"

    • (transitive) To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
    • (transitive) To make uneasy.
    • (transitive) To stalk, to follow
    • (intransitive, now rare) To live habitually; to stay, to remain.
    • A place at which one is regularly found; a hangout.
    • (dialect) A ghost.
    • A feeding place for animals.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
    • noun
      A place at which one is regularly found; a hangout.
    • noun
      (dialect)
      A ghost.
    • noun
      A feeding place for animals. Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make uneasy, restless.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To stalk, to follow
    • verb
      (intransitive, now rare)
      To live habitually; to stay, to remain.
    • verb
      (transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland)
      To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.
    • verb
      (transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland)
      To practise; to devote oneself to.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To persist in staying or visiting.
    • to inhabit, or visit frequently
    • of memories
    • haunt (a place)
    • noun
      a frequently visited place
    • verb
      be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet"
    • verb
      follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
    • verb
      haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"

    Synonyms of "haunt" in English dictionary

    ghost, visit, frequent are the top synonyms of "haunt" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of haunt

    • haunt ( plural  haunts)
    • haunt ( third-person singular simple present haunts, present participle haunting, simple past and past participle haunted)
    • haunt (plural haunts)
    • haunt (third-person singular simple present haunts, present participle haunting, simple past and past participle haunted)
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