haunt

1. (transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).Examples: "A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house."; "You wrong me Sir,thus ſtill to haunt my houſe."; "Foul spirits haunt my resting place."transitive

2. (transitive) To make uneasy, restless.Examples: "The memory of his past failures haunted him."; "The murder of Déagol haunted Gollum, and he had made up a defence."Synonyms: nagtransitive

3. (transitive) To stalk; to follow.Examples: "The policeman haunted him, following him everywhere."; "Ex's and the oh-oh-oh's, they haunt me / Like ghosts, they want me / To make 'em a-a-all / They won't let go / Ex's and oh's"transitive

4. (intransitive, now rare) To live habitually; to stay, to remain.Examples: "Ieſus therfore walked no more openly amõge the iewes : butt went his waye thence vnto a countre ny to a wildernes into a cite called effraym / and there haunted with his diſciples."; "[…]That yonder in that faithfull wilderneſſe / Huge monſters haunt,and many dangers dwell;[…]"Synonyms: livearchaicintransitive

5. (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.Examples: "[…]haunte thi silf to pite [or pitee]."Northern-EnglandScotlandUKdialectaltransitive

6. (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To practise; to devote oneself to.Examples: "Leave honest pleasure, and haunt no good pastime."Northern-EnglandScotlandUKdialectaltransitive