haunt

haunt
I UK [hɔːnt] / US [hɔnt] verb [transitive]
Word forms "haunt":
present tense I/you/we/they haunt he/she/it haunts present participle haunting past tense haunted past participle haunted
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1) if a place is haunted by the spirit of a dead person, some people believe that it appears there

They say the prison is haunted by the ghosts of the men who died there.

2) to make someone feel worried and upset for a long time

Images from the war still haunt him.

Caroline was haunted by a fear of cancer.

3) to continue to cause problems for a person or organization for a long time
come back/return to haunt someone:

The committee may find their past errors returning to haunt them.

4) to go to a place very often, especially when you are not welcome

II UK [hɔːnt] / US [hɔnt] noun [countable]
Word forms "haunt":
singular haunt plural haunts
a place that someone visits often because they enjoy going there

The Savoy soon became a favourite haunt of stage celebrities.


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