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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Haunt \Haunt\ (h[aum]nt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haunted; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Haunting.] [F. hanter; of uncertain origin,
     perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire
     (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin
     to heim home (see Home). [root]36.]
     1. To frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit
        pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon.
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              You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house.
                                                    --Shak.
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              Those cares that haunt the court and town. --Swift.
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     2. To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost
        or apparition; -- said of spirits or ghosts, especially of
        dead people; as, the murdered man haunts the house where
        he died.
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              Foul spirits haunt my resting place.  --Fairfax.
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     3. To practice; to devote one's self to. [Obs.]
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              That other merchandise that men haunt with fraud . .
              . is cursed.                          --Chaucer.
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              Leave honest pleasure, and haunt no good pastime.
                                                    --Ascham.
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     4. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.]
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              Haunt thyself to pity.                --Wyclif.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Haunted \Haunt"ed\, a.
     Inhabited by, or subject to the visits of, apparitions;
     frequented by a ghost.
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           All houses wherein men have lived and died
           Are haunted houses.                      --Longfellow.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Haunt \Haunt\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haunted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Haunting.] [F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh.
     from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see
     Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to
     heim home (see Home). [root]36.]
     1. To frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit
        pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon.
  
              You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              Those cares that haunt the court and town. --Swift.
  
     2. To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost
        or apparition.
  
              Foul spirits haunt my resting place.  --Fairfax.
  
     3. To practice; to devote one's self to. [Obs.]
  
              That other merchandise that men haunt with fraud . .
              . is cursed.                          --Chaucer.
  
              Leave honest pleasure, and haunt no good pastime.
                                                    --Ascham.
  
     4. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.]
  
              Haunt thyself to pity.                --Wyclif.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Haunted \Haunt"ed\, a.
     Inhabited by, or subject to the visits of, apparitions;
     frequented by a ghost.
  
           All houses wherein men have lived and died Are haunted
           houses.                                  --Longfellow.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  haunted
       adj 1: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with
              something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid
              riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got
              no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the
              children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old
              woman" [syn: obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)]
       2: showing emotional affliction or disquiet; "her expression
          became progressively more haunted"
       3: inhabited by or as if by apparitions; "a haunted house"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  haunted
     Αγγλικά a.
     στοιχειωμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  haunted
     a.
     1 Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
     2 Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
     3 Showing a feeling of being disturbed.
     vb.
     (infl of en haunt  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  haunted
     a.
     1 Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
     2 Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
     3 Showing a feeling of being disturbed.
     vb.
     (infl of en haunt  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  haunted
     a.
     1 Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
     2 Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
     3 Showing a feeling of being disturbed.
     vb.
     (infl of en haunt  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  haunted
     a.
     1 Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
     2 Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
     3 Showing a feeling of being disturbed.
     vb.
     (infl of en haunt  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  haunted
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm h aunt ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  haunted
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en haunt ordform=perfpart); hemsökt
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb haunt)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Haunted /hˈɔːntɪd/
  مطارد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  haunted //ˈhɑntɪd// //ˈhɔːntɪd// 
  обсебен
  obsessed

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  haunted /hˈɔːntɪd/ 
  strašidelný