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 ground(verb)

   a frequently visited place

2. haunt, stalk(verb)

   follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

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

3. haunt, obsess, ghost(verb)

   haunt like a ghost; pursue

   "Fear of illness haunts her"

4. frequent, haunt(verb)

   be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

   "She haunts the ballet"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. haunt(Noun)

   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. haunt(Noun)

   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. haunt(Noun)

   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. haunt(Verb)

   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. haunt(Verb)

   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. haunt(Verb)

   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. haunt(Verb)

   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. Haunt(verb)

   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. Haunt(verb)

   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. Haunt(verb)

   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. Haunt(verb)

   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. Haunt(verb)

   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. Haunt(noun)

   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. Haunt(noun)

   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. Haunt(noun)

   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.]

Anagrams for haunt »

1. Utahn

How to pronounce haunt?

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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. Jeff Almer:

   My mother died a painful death from salmonella, and the look of horror on her face as she died shall always haunt me, i just hope they ship you all to jail.

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. 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.

4. Jeff Almer:

   My mother died a painful death from salmonella, and the look of horror on her face as she died shall always haunt me.

5. Garo Paylan:

   The reason I persist on this 100-year-old issue is because it continues to haunt Turkey.

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