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haunt
UK /hɔːnt/ US /hɔnt/
verb 5noun 3
Collocations
7(noun.)
ADJ
favourite, old, popular, regular, usual
tourist
The old bookstore has become a favorite tourist haunt in the historic downtown district.
VERB + HAUNT
go back to, return to, revisit
She always returns to her favourite haunt, the small café near the park where she studied as a student.
(verb.) appear as a ghost in a place
ADV
reputedly, supposedly
The old mansion on the hill is supposedly haunted by a ghost from the 1800s.
VERB + HAUNT
come back to, return to
His careless words returned to haunt him years later when his children asked about his past.
(verb.) be always in your mind
ADV
still
The memory of that accident still haunts him every night.
VERB + HAUNT
continue to
The memory of that embarrassing moment continued to haunt him throughout his teenage years.
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