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- DictionaryLack/lak/
noun
- 1. the state of being without or not having enough of something: "there is no lack of entertainment aboard ship"
verb
- 1. be without or deficient in: "the novel lacks imagination"
1. : to be deficient or missing. time is lacking for a full explanation. 2. : to be short or have need of something. he will not lack for advisers. The area does not lack for good restaurants. transitive verb. : to stand in need of : suffer from the absence or deficiency of.
LACK definition: 1. the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it: 2. to not have or…. Learn more.
an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary: We had to severely limit our holiday gift shopping due to lack of funds. Lack of skill is the main reason he didn’t get the job. Synonyms: need, want, insufficiency, deficit, paucity, scarcity, dearth. Antonyms: surplus.
1. deficiency or absence of something needed or desirable: lack of money; lack of skill. 2. something missing or wanted: After he left, they really felt the lack. v.t. 3. to be without; have need of: You lack common sense. 4. to fall short in respect of: He lacks three votes to win.
noun. 1. an insufficiency, shortage, or absence of something required or desired. 2. something that is required but is absent or in short supply. verb. 3. (when intr, often foll by in or for) to be deficient (in) or have need (of) to lack purpose.
If you lack something, you need or want something that's missing. When there's a lack of food, people starve. There are a lot of things lacking in the world. If you have no video games, then you're lacking them. People who are thirsty and starving lack food and water.
not having something, or not having enough of something: a lack of food / money. a lack of facilities for young people. More examples. Fewer examples. her obvious lack of interest. The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of support.
Definition of lack noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of lack verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. want may imply some urgency in fulfilling a requirement or a desire: Willing workers are badly wanted.
