Haunt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hɔːnt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Haunt is a verb meaning (transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
Meaning
(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
More Meanings
- (transitive) To make uneasy, restless.
- (transitive) To stalk; to follow.
- (intransitive, now rare) To live habitually; to stay, to remain.
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To practise; to devote oneself to.
- (intransitive) To persist in staying or visiting.
- A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.
Example Sentences
Foul spirits haunt my resting place.
those cares that haunt the court and town
The memory of his past failures haunted him.
You wrong me Sir,thus ſtill to haunt my houſe.
Word Forms
- haunts
- haunting
- haunted
Synonyms for haunt
Depending on context, synonyms include nag, live, dwell, repair, haint, stalk.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obsess, hangout, ghost, repair, resort, stalk.
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Sources & Attribution
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