haunt (redirected from haunts)

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

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haunt

v haunt [hoːnt]

1 (of a ghost) to inhabit A ghost is said to haunt this house. spook يَتَرَدَّد إلى обитавам strašit hjemsøge umgehen 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 (유령이) 출몰하다 vaidentis (kur) rēgoties; spokoties menunggu rondspoken van een geest, rondwaren van een geest spøke, hjemsøke nawiedzać assombrar a bântui обитать, являться strašiť strašiti pohoditi spöka i (på, hos) หลอกหลอน sık sık belirmek/gözükmek, dadanmak (鬼神)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 stále se vracet forfølge; hjemsøge heimsuchen κατατρέχω, καταδιώκω perseguir, obsesionar painama دائماً به خاطر آوردن kummitella mielessä hanter, obséder לְהַטרִיד नापसंदीदा यादगार progoniti (misao, uspomena), ne ici iz glave kísért menghantui ásækja; sækja að perseguitare 付きまとう (생각 등이) 괴롭히다 persekioti, neduoti ramybės (par atmiņām, domām) vajāt menghantui (rond)spoken door iemands geest forfølge, plage, hjemsøke prześladować perseguir a obseda, a nu da pace преследовать prenasledovať preganjati proganjati hemsöka ทำให้กังวล aklından çıkmamak 縈繞 переслідувати بار بار ذہن میں عود کرنا ám ảnh 萦绕

3 to visit very often He haunts that café. dikwels besoek, boer يزور تكرارا، يُلازِم често посещавам často navštěvovat hjemsøge häufig besuchen συχνάζω σε frecuentar sageli külastama زياد رفت و آمد كردن در käydä tiuhaan fréquenter לְבָקֵר תְכוּפוֹת अकसर जाना stalno posjecivati gyakran látogat sering mendatangi sækja oft frequentare よく通う 자주 가다 dažnai lankytis bieži apmeklēt mengunjungi frequenteren, ergens kind aan huis zijn være stamgjest często odwiedzać 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

n

a place one often visits This is one of my favourite haunts. bymekaarkomplek مُلْتَقى، مكان يتردد إليه الإنْسان често посещавано място často navštěvované místo hjemsted der Aufenthaltsort στέκι lugar 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 pleisterplaats tilholdssted, stamkafé ulubione miejsce paragem loc frecventat излюбленное место často navštevované miesto pogosto obiskovan kraj mesto stamtillhåll สถานที่ที่ไปเป็นประจำ uğrak, sık sık gidilen yer 常去處 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

adj haunted

inhabited by ghosts a haunted castle; The old house is said to be haunted. dit spook مَسْكون بالأشْباح обитаван от духове strašidelný hjemsøgt ein Haus,etc.,in dem es spukt στοιχειωμένος encantado, 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 (dagli spettri) 幽霊の出る 유령이 나오는 kuriame vaidenasi apsēsts berhantu door geesten bezeten fylt av spøkelser nawiedzany assombrado bântuit населённый призраками strašidelný kjer straši opsednut som det spökar i (på, hos) ซึ่งสิงอยู่ perili, tekin olmayan 鬧鬼的 такий, в якому з'являються привиди جہاں پھوت پریت کا مقام ہو có ma 闹鬼的