Definition of "haunt" in English

verb

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

   • A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house.

2. (transitive) To make uneasy, restless.

   • 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; to stay, to remain.

5. (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.

6. (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To practise; to devote oneself to.

7. (intransitive) To persist in staying or visiting.

noun

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

   • The shopping mall is a popular haunt of the local teenagers in this town.
   • I went back the town I used to live and visited all my old haunts.

2. (dialect) A ghost.

3. A lair or feeding place of animals.