LookItUphaunt
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /hɔːnt/
Forms: haunts, haunting, haunted
haunt means: To keep returning to someone's mind and making them feel worried, sad, or afraid.
verb
To keep returning to someone's mind and making them feel worried, sad, or afraid.
- That memory still haunts me.
- His mistake haunted him for years.
- Images of the accident continue to haunt her dreams.
For a ghost, to appear often in a particular place.
- A ghost haunts the old house.
- They say her spirit haunted the castle.
- Do ghosts really haunt these empty rooms?
To follow someone repeatedly or stay close to them in an unwanted way.
- A stranger haunted his steps.
- The detective haunted her wherever she went.
- He complained that reporters haunted him through the town.
noun
A place that someone visits often or where a particular group is often found.
- This bar is his favourite haunt.
- We visited our old haunts last weekend.
- The park is a popular haunt of local students.
Questions about haunt
What does haunt mean?
To keep returning to someone's mind and making them feel worried, sad, or afraid.
What is haunt in other languages?
Türkçe: peşini bırakmamak · Español: atormentar · Français: hanter · Deutsch: verfolgen · Italiano: tormentare · 日本語: 頭から離れない
How do you pronounce haunt?
It is pronounced /hɔːnt/.
How do you use haunt in a sentence?
That memory still haunts me. His mistake haunted him for years.
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