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# haunted

adjective; verb form (haunt, haunts, haunted, haunting)

«haunted» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (adjective) Believed to be visited by ghosts: a haunted house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#m1)
2. (adjective) Looking worried or upset, as if troubled by something: a haunted look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#m2)
3. (past of haunt) Kept coming back to someone's mind: The memory haunted him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#m3)
4. (past of haunt) Went often to a place: He haunted the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories and Halloween fun, haunted houses, castles and ships are spooky; in real life a sad memory can haunt you. Phrases: «a haunted house», «haunted by the memory», «said to be haunted».

### Examples

- The old house on the hill is said to be haunted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#x1)
- We went on a haunted walk at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#x2)
- Her face had a haunted look after the accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#x3)
- He was haunted by the mistake for years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#x4)
- The school play was about a haunted castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#x5)
- Ghosts are not real, but haunted stories are fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#x6)
- That it was a ruinous old castle, haunted by spirits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/#x7)

### Note

Myth: there is no proof that ghosts exist; «haunted» places are for stories and fun. Say «HAWN-tid». Noun: haunt (a place you often go to: «our favourite haunt»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «haunted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haunted/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«haunted» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/haunted.html) on Mova free.