haunt
Translation
to appear (of a ghost), to plague, to obsess
Examples
A ghost is said to haunt the castle.
A ghost is said to haunt the castle.
The memory of that day still haunts me.
The memory of that day still haunts me.
Grammar Patterns
((sb./sth.)) ((a place)) (of a ghost) to appear in (a place) regularly. A ghost haunts the old manor.
((sth.)) ((sb.)) (of a memory) to be persistently in the mind of (sb.). The decision to leave still haunts him.
Similar Words
Synonyms: plague, torment, obsess, frequent.
Etymology
From Old French 'hanter' meaning 'to frequent, to resort to'.
Memory Tips
A ghost makes a house its 'haunt' (a place it frequents), so it 'haunts' it.