lack
To be without, not to have, to need, to requireTo be without, not to have, to need, to require.
» He died from lack of oxygen.
Er starb aus Mangel an Sauerstoff.
Er starb an Sauerstoffmangel.
Он умер от недостатка кислорода.
Он умер от кислородной недостаточности.
Він помер від браку кисня.
Meaning
5 senses(stative, transitive)To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
My life lacks excitement.
mangeln, fehlen, entbehren
отсу́тствоватьotsútstvovatʹ, недостава́тьnedostavátʹ, недоста́тьnedostátʹ
бракува́тиbrakuváty
be without
(intransitive)To be short (of or for something).
He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money.
To be off one's guard.
His opps caught him lacking.
(intransitive, obsolete)To be in want.
(obsolete)To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.
Examples
975 sentencesHe died from lack of oxygen.
Він помер від браку кисня. — deniko
ruОн умер от недостатка кислорода. — Wezel
deEr starb aus Mangel an Sauerstoff. — Esperantostern
Tom died from lack of oxygen.
Том помер від браку кисню. — deniko
ruТом умер от недостатка кислорода. — Fin
deTom starb an Sauerstoffmangel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Lack of sleep began to tell on me.
Нестача сну починає даватися взнаки. — Reem
ruНедостаток сна стал сказываться на мне. — Balamax
Tom doesn't lack courage.
Тому не бракує мужності. — deniko
He is lacking in common sense.
Йому не вистачає здорового глузду. — anastasishko
ruЕму не хватает здравого смысла. — Hellerick
deIhm fehlt der gesunde Menschenverstand. — Manfredo
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lacken, lakken, laken, from Old English læccian, *lacian (“to blame, cFrom Middle English lacken, lakken, laken, from Old English læccian, *lacian (“to blame, criticise, lack”), from Proto-West Germanic *lak(k)ōn (“to blame, be lacking”), from Proto-Germanic *lak(k)ōną (“to reproach, blame, be lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *lok-néh₂-. Cognate with Old Frisian lakia, lekia (“to contest, blame”), Middle Low German lacken, laken (“to reproach, blame, criticise”), Middle Dutch laken (“to disapprove, blame, lack”), Dutch laken (“to blame, reproach”).
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Forms
lacks, lacking, lacked, lackedSynonyms
1 synonyms- be without:miss
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- lack of sleep
- the lack of
- lacks common sense
- due to lack
- lacked confidence
- his lack of
- lack of money
- a lack of
- from lack of
- to lack of
- lacks common
- is lacking in