Haunt

English

Etymology

Middle English haunten from Old French hanter "to inhabit" of Template:Gem[[Category:Template:Gem derivations|Haunt]] origin, from Old Norse heimta "to bring home" from Proto-Germanic *khaimat-janan from Proto-Germanic *khaimaz (“‘home’”). Akin to Old English hāmettan "to reside, bring home", Old English hām "home". More at home

Pronunciation

• enPR: hônt, IPA: /hɔːnt/, SAMPA: /hO:nt/
• Rhymes: -ɔːnt

Verb

Infinitive to Haunt

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Haunt (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
2. (transitive) To make uneasy.

   The memory of his past failures haunted him.

3. (transitive) To stalk, to follow

   The policeman haunted him, following him everywhere.

4. (intransitive, now rare) To live habitually.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.x:

     yonder in that wastefull wildernesse / Huge monsters haunt, and many dangers dwell [...].

Translations

to inhabit, or visit frequently

Czech: strašit cs(cs), obcházet cs(cs) Greek: στοιχειώνω el(el)

Swedish: hemsöka

of memories

Czech: pronásledovat cs(cs)

Greek: στοιχειώνω el(el)

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French: hanter Telugu: వెంటాడు (veMTaaDu)

Noun

Singular Haunt

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1. A place one is regularly found at; a hangout.
2. Template:Dialect A ghost.
   • 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 93:

     ‘Harnts don't wander much ginerally,’ he said. ‘They hand round thar own buryin'-groun' mainly.’

3. A feeding place for animals.

Translations

• Greek: στέκι el(el) (1), στοιχειό el(el) (2)
• Macedonian: свратилиште (svratílište) n. (1)

• Italian: ritrovo (1), fantasma (2)

Anagrams

• ahntu,
• Utahn

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