HAUNT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of haunt in English

(Definition of haunt from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of haunt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of haunt

haunt
The thoughts of his last moments have haunted her.
But it's a great story -- captivating and urgent, surprising and funny and haunting.
From NPR
A scene that will haunt all who experience it.
Did the images from that video kind of haunt you ever since?
From NPR
And we go into the past, and the ghost of this incredibly beautiful woman is haunting the score.
From NPR
I think it still haunts the city in some way.
From NPR
Here are our ratings for the creepiest haunts.
And now, our sins are coming to haunt us.
Instead, he haunts everyone and everything he touches.
The questions haunting these characters linger long after the first season's 12th and final episode.
Fear of falling also haunts many older people, particularly those who have fallen already.
So that's going to be around to haunt you for a very long time.
From NPR
The inn also became the regular haunt of the new university's students.
Instead, it set a pattern of switching in motion for me that came to haunt me.
He's still in love with one of his ex-wives, and he's haunted by memories.
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Translations of haunt

in Chinese (Traditional)
反覆煩擾, 使經常苦惱,不斷困擾, 幽靈…
in Chinese (Simplified)
反复烦扰, 使经常苦恼,不断困扰, 幽灵…
in Spanish
obsesionar, perseguir, aparecerse en…
in Portuguese
atormentar, assombrar…
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पिच्छा पुरवणे, पछाडणे…
(幽霊が)~に出る, (考え・思いが)~につきまとう, しょっちゅう頭に浮かぶ…
görünmek, ortaya çıkmak, ziyaret etmek…
hanter, obséder, fréquenter…
presentar-se a, rondar per, obsessionar…
rondspoken van een geest, rondwaren van een geest, (rond)spoken door iemands geest…
மீண்டும் மீண்டும் துன்பம் அல்லது பதட்டத்தை ஏற்படுத்தக்கூடிய, (ஒரு பேயின்) மீண்டும் மீண்டும் ஒரு இடத்தில் தோன்ற…
परेशान करना, डराना, (किसी भूत का) एक जगह पर बार-बार भटकना…
પરેશાન, બીક, (એક જગ્યાએ ભૂતનું વારંવાર) ભટકવું…
hjemsøge, forfølge, hjemsted…
spöka i (på, hos), hemsöka…
menunggu, menghantui, mengunjungi…
umgehen, heimsuchen, häufig besuchen…
hjemsøke, plage, spøke…
بار بار پریشان کن حالات کا سامنا ہونا, برے خیالات منڈلانا, کسی جگہ بھوت پریت کا بار بار آنا…
з'являтися, переслідувати, часто відвідувати…
являться, обитать (о привидении), преследовать…
పదేపదే బాధను లేక ఆందోళనను కలిగించు, తచ్చాడు, (దెయ్యం)ఒక చోట్లో మాటిమాటికీ కనిపించు…
يَسْكُن…
বারবার কষ্ট বা উদ্বেগ সৃষ্টি করা, অশরীরী কিছু উদয় হওয়া…
strašit, stále se vracet, často navštěvovat…
menghuni, menghantui, sering mendatangi…
สิงสู่, ทำให้กังวล, ที่ที่ไปบ่อย…
(về ma) thường đến thăm một nơi, ám ảnh, rất hay có mặt ở một nơi…
nawiedzać, prześladować, ulubione lub często odwiedzane miejsce…
귀신이 나타나다, 불쾌한 기억이 계속 떠오르다…
frequentare (spettro, fantasma, ecc.)…
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