Definitions for haunt
hɔnt, hɑnt; for 10 also hænthaunt

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping groundverb

   a frequently visited place

2. haunt, stalkverb

   follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

   "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"

3. haunt, obsess, ghostverb

   haunt like a ghost; pursue

   "Fear of illness haunts her"

4. frequent, hauntverb

   be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

   "She haunts the ballet"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hauntnoun

   A place at which one is regularly found; a hangout.

   Etymology: From haunten, from hanter, of origin, probably through *, from haimatjanan, from haimaz, from kōim-. Cognate with hamettan, heimta, ham, hantin from the same source. More at home.

2. hauntnoun

   A ghost.

   Etymology: From haunten, from hanter, of origin, probably through *, from haimatjanan, from haimaz, from kōim-. Cognate with hamettan, heimta, ham, hantin from the same source. More at home.

3. hauntnoun

   A feeding place for animals.

   Etymology: From haunten, from hanter, of origin, probably through *, from haimatjanan, from haimaz, from kōim-. Cognate with hamettan, heimta, ham, hantin from the same source. More at home.

4. hauntverb

   To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

   Etymology: From haunten, from hanter, of origin, probably through *, from haimatjanan, from haimaz, from kōim-. Cognate with hamettan, heimta, ham, hantin from the same source. More at home.

5. hauntverb

   To make uneasy.

   The memory of his past failures haunted him.

   Etymology: From haunten, from hanter, of origin, probably through *, from haimatjanan, from haimaz, from kōim-. Cognate with hamettan, heimta, ham, hantin from the same source. More at home.

6. hauntverb

   To stalk, to follow

   The policeman haunted him, following him everywhere.

   Etymology: From haunten, from hanter, of origin, probably through *, from haimatjanan, from haimaz, from kōim-. Cognate with hamettan, heimta, ham, hantin from the same source. More at home.

7. hauntverb

   To live habitually; to stay, to remain.

   Etymology: From haunten, from hanter, of origin, probably through *, from haimatjanan, from haimaz, from kōim-. Cognate with hamettan, heimta, ham, hantin from the same source. More at home.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hauntverb

   to frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon

   Etymology: [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home). 36.]

2. Hauntverb

   to inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost or apparition

   Etymology: [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home). 36.]

3. Hauntverb

   to practice; to devote one's self to

   Etymology: [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home). 36.]

4. Hauntverb

   to accustom; to habituate

   Etymology: [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home). 36.]

5. Hauntverb

   to persist in staying or visiting

   Etymology: [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home). 36.]

6. Hauntnoun

   a place to which one frequently resorts; as, drinking saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of wild beasts

   Etymology: [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home). 36.]

7. Hauntnoun

   the habit of resorting to a place

   Etymology: [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home). 36.]

8. Hauntnoun

   practice; skill

   Etymology: [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home). 36.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Haunt

   hawnt, v.t. to frequent: to follow importunately: to intrude upon continually: to inhabit or visit as a ghost.—v.i. to be much about: to appear or visit frequently.—n. a place much resorted to: (Shak.) habit of frequenting.—p.adj Haunt′ed, frequented, infested, esp. by ghosts or apparitions.—n. Haunt′er.—adv. Haunt′ingly. [O. Fr. hanter; acc. to Littré, a corr. of L. habitāre.]

Matched Categories

1. • Preoccupy
   • Pursue
   • Travel To

Anagrams for haunt »

1. Utahn

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of haunt in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of haunt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of haunt in a Sentence

1. William Cowper:

   He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the want that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door.

2. President Barack Obama:

   It's the only time I've ever seen Secret Service cry, on duty, it continues to haunt me. It was one of the worst days of my presidency.

3. Lot Chakonza:

   thats why I insist that love itself is a mystery,which when allowed to haunt a man's mind,the power of reasoning itself may fail.

4. John Powell:

   It comes back to haunt you.

5. President Barack Obama:

   It continues to haunt me, it was one of the worst days of my presidency.

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