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Meaning of haunt

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

haunt

Pronunciation:/hænt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.

    Example: I went back the town I used to live and visited all my old haunts.

  2. A ghost.

  3. A feeding place for animals.

verb

Definitions

  1. To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

    Example: A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house.

  2. To make uneasy, restless.

    Example: The memory of his past failures haunted him.

  3. To stalk, to follow

    Example: The policeman haunted him, following him everywhere.

  4. To live habitually; to stay, to remain.