From Middle English haunten or hanten, meaning to frequent, dwell in, or practice, borrowed from Anglo-French and Old French hanter. Its deeper origin is uncertain, but it has often been linked with Germanic words connected to home and dwelling. The ghostly sense grew naturally from the older idea of repeatedly visiting or occupying a place.
What does haunt mean?
It can mean to appear as a ghost, to trouble someone's mind repeatedly, to visit a place often, or a place someone regularly visits.
Is haunt a verb or a noun?
It is both. As a verb, a ghost, memory, or regular visitor can haunt something. As a noun, a haunt is a regular place.
What does haunted by a memory mean?
It means the memory keeps coming back and upsetting or disturbing someone.
What is a favorite haunt?
A favorite haunt is a place someone likes and visits often, such as a cafe, bar, shop, or park.
Can people haunt a place?
Yes. In a non-ghost sense, people can haunt a place if they go there often, though this can sound literary or playful.
What is the past tense of haunt?
The regular past tense and past participle are haunted.
What are synonyms of haunt?
For ghosts, synonyms include inhabit and appear in. For memories, trouble, torment, and plague are close. For places, frequent and hangout are useful.