haunt

Definitions


[hɔːnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly
(e.g: a grey lady who haunts the chapel)


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘frequent (a place’)): from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; distantly related to home


[hɔːnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a place frequented by a specified person
(e.g: the bar was a favourite haunt of artists of the time)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘frequent (a place’)): from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; distantly related to home




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