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haunt (혼트 (강세: 혼트))to visit a place regularly or frequently

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to visit a place regularly or frequently

Pronunciation (IPA): /hɔːnt/

Korean meaning: 자주 찾아가다, 출몰하다

Korean pronunciation: 혼트 (강세: 혼트)

Example Sentences

  • My ex keeps haunting my Instagram like a digital ghost.
  • The mistake I made in the presentation will haunt me forever.
  • This library used to be my haunt during college years.

haunt

VERB

//hɔːnt//

to visit a place regularly or frequently

haunt concept
💡 Concept

Visiting the same place regularly

haunt rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

They haunt the place they want, memories they flaunt.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/hɔːnt/
🇬🇧 UK/hɔːnt/

🌳Etymology

Roothaunt

Origin

From Old French 'hanter', possibly derived from Old Norse 'heimta' meaning 'to bring home' or 'to fetch'. The word entered Middle English and evolved to mean 'to frequent or visit regularly'.

🎵Rhyme

wanttauntflauntgaunt
want
taunt
flaunt
gaunt

🔗Collocations

haunted house
haunt someone's memory
favorite haunt
come back to haunt
haunt the streets
old haunt

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My ex keeps haunting my Instagram like a digital ghost.

The mistake I made in the presentation will haunt me forever.

This library used to be my haunt during college years.

😄 Fun example

The ghost of my diet haunts me every time I see a burger.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

tormentplaguetroublefrequentvisit

Antonyms

avoidignoreabandon

Related

ghostspiritmemorypresencephantom

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