[+ obj] 1 of a ghost : to visit or live in (a place)
▪ Spirits haunted the house. ▪ Some people believe that the ghost of an old sea captain haunts the beach. 2 : to eventually cause problems for (someone) as time passes
▪ If you ignore the problem, it will come back to haunt you. ▪ Their failure to plan ahead is now coming back to haunt them. 3 : to keep coming back to the mind of (someone) especially in a way that makes the person sad or upset
▪ The tune haunted me all day. ▪ He was haunted by his memories of the war. [=he could not forget his memories of the war] 4 : to visit (a place) often
▪ She spent much of her vacation haunting bookstores and antique shops.
▪ Spirits haunted the house. ▪ Some people believe that the ghost of an old sea captain haunts the beach.
▪ If you ignore the problem, it will come back to haunt you. ▪ Their failure to plan ahead is now coming back to haunt them.
▪ The tune haunted me all day. ▪ He was haunted by his memories of the war. [=he could not forget his memories of the war]
▪ She spent much of her vacation haunting bookstores and antique shops.







