haunt

haunt  (hônt, hnt)

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 (hnt) or haint (hnt) Chiefly Southern U.S. 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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haunter n.

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haunt

Verb

1. to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost

2. to remain in the memory or thoughts of: it was a belief which haunted her

3. to visit (a place) frequently

Noun

a place visited frequently [Old French hanter]

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

verb 2. visit, hang around or about, frequent, linger in, resort to, patronize, repair to, spend time in, loiter in, be a regular in

verb 3. appear in, materialize in

noun 4. meeting place, resort, hangout (informal) den, rendezvous, stamping ground, gathering place

Translations

haunt [hɔːnt] vt [ghost] → aparecer en (= frequent); frecuentar (= obsess); obsesionar

n → guarida

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haunt [hɔːnt] vt (subj) [ghost, fear] → hanter: [person] → fréquenter

n → repaire m

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haunt [hɔːnt] vt (place) → spuken in +dat, umgehen in +dat;

(person), (fig); verfolgen

n → Lieblingsplatz m;

(of crooks etc) → Treffpunkt m

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haunt [hɔːnt] vt [fear] → pervadere: [person] → frequentare

n → rifugio;

a ghost haunts this house → questa casa è abitata da un fantasma