haunt

haunt

 (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.

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[Middle English haunten, to frequent, from Old French hanter; see tkei- in Indo-European roots.]

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haunt′er n.

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haunt

(hɔːnt)

vb

1. (European Myth & Legend) to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost

2. (tr) to intrude upon or recur to (the memory, thoughts, etc): he was haunted by the fear of insanity.

3. to visit (a place) frequently

4. to associate with (someone) frequently

n

5. (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

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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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haunt

Past participle: haunted
Gerund: haunting

Imperative

haunt

haunt

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	haunt - a frequently visited place hangout, stamping ground, resort, repair area, 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" stalk pursue, 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, ghost preoccupy - 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" frequent travel 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"

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haunt

verb

1. 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 cinemas

3. appear in, materialize in His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms.

noun

1. meeting place, resort, hangout (informal), den, rendezvous, stamping ground, gathering place a favourite summer haunt for yachtsmen

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haunt

verb

1. To visit regularly:

frequent, hang around, repair, resort.

Slang: hang out.

2. To come to mind continually:

obsess, torment, trouble, weigh on (or upon).

noun

1. 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.

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Translations

مُلْتَقى، مكان يتردد إليه الإنْسانيَتَرَدَّد إلىيزور تكرارا، يُلازِميَنْتاب، يتردَّد إلى

často navštěvované místočasto navštěvovatpronásledovatstále se vracetstrašit

forfølgehjemsøgehjemsted

umgehenAufenthaltsorthäufig besuchenheimsuchenspuken

στέκι

obsesionarfrecuentarrondarguaridalugar frecuentado

hanterfréquenter

gyakran látogatkísérttörzshely

ásækja, ganga afturásækja; sækja aîathvarf, bækistöîsækja oft

infestareinseguireritrovotanatormentare

kuriame vaidenasimėgstama vietavaidentis

bieži apmeklētiemīļota uzturēšanās vietarēgotiesspokotiesvajāt

gå igjenspøkestamkafévære stamgjest

často navštevované miestočasto navštevovaťstrašiť

preganjatistrašiti

aklından çıkmamakdadanmaksık sık belirmek/gözükmeksık sık gidilen yersık sık gitmek/ziyaret etmek

出没常去处经常出没萦绕难以忘却

haunt

[hɔːnt]

A. N [of animal, criminals] → guarida f; [of person] → lugar m predilecto
I know his usual/favourite haunts → sé dónde suele ir/cuáles son sus lugares predilectos
it's a haunt of artists → es lugar de encuentro de artistas

B. VT

1. [ghost] [+ castle etc] → aparecerse en, rondar
the house is haunted → en la casa hay fantasmas, la casa está encantada or embrujada

2. [person] [+ place] (= frequent) → frecuentar, rondar

3. [idea, fear] [+ person] → obsesionar
he is haunted by the thought that → le obsesiona el pensamiento de que ...
he is haunted by memories → le persiguen los recuerdos

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haunt

[ˈhɔːnt]

vt

[ghost, spirit] → hanter

[memory, thought] → hanter
to come back to haunt sb [decision, fact, comment] → revenir hanter qn

(= visit often) → fréquenter

n (= place) → repaire m
to be a favourite haunt for sb → être un lieu de prédilection pour qn
to revisit one's old haunts → retrouver ses lieux de prédilection

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haunt

vt

(ghost) house, place → spuken in (+dat), → umgehen in (+dat)

person → verfolgen; (memory) → nicht loslassen, verfolgen; (fear, decision) → quälen; the nightmares which haunted him → die Albträume or Alpträume, die ihn heimsuchten; lack of money haunted successive projects → mehrere aufeinanderfolgende Projekte waren vom Geldmangel verfolgt

(= frequent) → verkehren in (+dat), → frequentieren, häufig besuchen; (animal) → vorkommen, auftreten

n (of person, = pub etc) → Stammlokal nt; (= favourite resort) → Lieblingsort or -platz m; (of criminals) → Treff(punkt) m; (of animal) → Heimat f; the riverbank is the haunt of a variety of animals → eine Vielzahl von Tieren lebt an Flussufern; to revisit the haunts of one’s youth → die Stätten seiner Jugend wieder aufsuchen; her usual childhood haunts → Stätten, die sie in ihrer Kindheit oft aufsuchte; a haunt of literary exiles → ein Treffpunkt m → für Exilliteraten

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haunt

[hɔːnt]

1. n (of criminals) → covo
it's one of his favourite haunts → è un dei suoi posticini favoriti

2. vt (subj, ghost) → abitare (fig) (memory) → perseguitare; (fear) → pervadere
he haunts the local bars → frequenta assiduamente i bar della zona
a ghost haunts this house → questa casa è abitata da un fantasma

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haunt

(hoːnt) verb

1. (of a ghost) to inhabit. A ghost is said to haunt this house. spook يَتَرَدَّد إلى обитавам assombrar strašit umgehen hjemsøge στοιχειώνω aparecer en, rondar por kummitama ساکن شدن در kummitella hanter לִרדוֹף प्रेत प्रभावित obilaziti (duh, sablast) kísért menghuni ásækja, ganga aftur infestare 出没する (유령 등이) 출몰하다 vaidentis (kur) rēgoties; spokoties menunggu rondspoken van een geest, rondwaren van een geest spøke, hjemsøke nawiedzać زيا ته ناسته ولاړه كول ، ډير تګ راتګ كول ډير راشه درشه كول assombrar a bântui обитать, являться strašiť strašiti pohoditi spöka i (på, hos) สิงสู่ sık sık belirmek/gözükmek, dadanmak (鬼魂)出沒 з'являтися بھوت پریت کا اثر زدہ کرنا (về ma) thường đến thăm một nơi （神鬼）出没

2. (of an unpleasant memory) to keep coming back into the mind of. Her look of misery haunts me. spook by, laat nie los nie يَنْتاب، يتردَّد إلى преследвам perseguir stále se vracet heimsuchen forfølge; hjemsøge κατατρέχω, καταδιώκωperseguir, obsesionar painama دائماً به خاطر آوردن vainota hanter, obséder לְהַטרִיד नापसंदीदा यादगार progoniti (misao, uspomena), ne ici iz glave kísért menghantui ásækja; sækja að perseguitare 付きまとう 끊임없이 떠오르다 persekioti, neduoti ramybės (par atmiņām, domām) vajāt menghantui (rond)spoken door iemands geest forfølge, plage, hjemsøkeprześladować زيا ته ناسته ولاړه كول perseguir a obseda, a nu da pace преследовать prenasledovať preganjati proganjati hemsöka ทำให้กังวล aklından çıkmamak (不愉快的回憶)揮之不去 переслідувати بار بار ذہن میں عود کرنا ám ảnh （不快的事情）萦绕，难以忘却

3. to visit very often. He haunts that café. dikwels besoek, boer يزور تكرارا، يُلازِم често посещавам frequentar často navštěvovat häufig besuchen hjemsøge συχνάζω σε frecuentar sageli külastama زياد رفت و آمد كردن در vierailla säännöllisesti fréquenter לְבָקֵר תְכוּפוֹת अकसर जाना stalno posjecivati gyakran látogat sering mendatangi sækja oft frequentare よく通う 자주 들르다 dažnai lankytis bieži apmeklēt mengunjungi frequenteren, ergens kind aan huis zijn være stamgjest często odwiedzać ډير راشه درشه كول frequentar a frec­venta часто посещать často navštevovať pogosto obiskovati obilaziti često hålla till i (på, hos), hänga på ที่ที่ไปบ่อย sık sık gitmek/ziyaret etmek 經常出沒 часто відвідувати بار بار آنا جانا rất hay có mặt ở một nơi 经常出没

noun

a place one often visits. This is one of my favourite haunts. bymekaarkomplek مُلْتَقى، مكان يتردد إليه الإنْسان често посещавано място ponto často navštěvované místo der Aufenthaltsort hjemsted στέκιlugar predilecto, sitio preferido lemmikpaik پاتوق داشتن kantapaikka lieu fréquenté מְקוֹם בִּיקוּר קָבוּע आना-जाना cesto posjecivano mjesto törzshely tempat yang sering dikunjungi athvarf, bækistöð (luogo di ritrovo) よく通う場所 자주 다니는 곳 mėgstama vieta iemīļota uzturēšanās vieta tempat yg selalu dikunjungi pleisterplaatstilholdssted, stamkafé ulubione miejsce په تكرار سره ليدنه كتنه paragem loc frecventat излюбленное место často navštevované miesto pogosto obiskovan kraj mesto stamtillhåll สถานที่ที่ไปเป็นประจำ uğrak, sık sık gidilen yer 常去的地方 улюблене місце, яке часто відвідують وہ جگہ جہاں کوئی اکثر آتا جاتا رہے nơi được những người có tên tuổi thường đến thăm viếng 常去处

ˈhaunted adjective

inhabited by ghosts. a haunted castle; The old house is said to be haunted. dit spook مَسْكون بالأشْباح обитаван от духове assombrado strašidelný ein Haus, etc., in dem es spukt hjemsøgt στοιχειωμένοςencantado, embrujado tondi-, nõiutud محل اجتماع ارواح و اشباح kummitus- hanté לִפקוֹד भुतहा koga posjecuju duhovi, uklet kísértetek járják berhantu haldinn reimleikum, sem draugagangur er í infestato 幽霊の出る 유령이 자주 나오는 kuriame vaidenasi apsēsts berhantu door geesten bezeten fylt av spøkelsernawiedzany د ارواح ګانو د تجمع ځاي assombrado bântuit населённый призраками strašidelný kjer straši opsednut som det spökar i (på, hos) มีผีสิง perili, tekin olmayan 鬧鬼的 такий, в якому з'являються привиди جہاں پھوت پریت کا مقام ہو có ma 闹鬼的

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