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Meaning of 'haunt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Haunt [ n.]
- A place to which one frequently resorts; as, drinking saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of wild beasts.
- The habit of resorting to a place.
- Practice; skill.
2 . Haunt [ v. i.]
- To persist in staying or visiting.
3 . Haunt [ v. t.]
- To frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon.
- To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost or apparition.
- To practice; to devote one's self to.
- To accustom; to habituate.

Meaning of 'haunt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . haunt [ v]
Meaning (1):
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
Example in sentence:
  • Fear of illness haunts her
Meaning (2):
- follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
Example in sentence:
  • her ex-boyfriend stalked her;
  • the ghost of her mother haunted her
Meaning (3):
- be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
Example in sentence:
  • She haunts the ballet

Nearby Words:

haubergeon hauberk hauerite haugh haught haughtily haughtiness haughty haul haulage

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