to lack
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- verb
- /læk/
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- She lacks the experience required for the job.
- lack adequate resources
- lack knowledge
- lack key skills
Because of that, it lacks a self, right?
- Because of that, it lacks a self, right?
- You're a cop and you you lack grit, bro.
- So the moon actually lacks iron in bulk.
- You think somebody that does that would lack empathy?
- But it's still just an outer form and it it lacks selfhood.
- People don't lack, they lack the ability to follow through.
- I don't because I lack the skills to disassociate.
- They just, they just lack a lot of different strengths.
- And it's because they lack the desire to see magic.
- It's because that other person lacks empathy or capacity.
- That shows also that you lack confidence in him.
- God says you are perishing because you lack knowledge.
- They do not lack any luster at all.
Examples
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A rural health care center in Ethiopia provides a basic form of care, lacking advanced medical hardware.
Academic text (2011) -
Unfortunately, we lack radio communication of any sort.
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If you focus on what you lack, you lose what you have.
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And one of the things that they lack is solutions.
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The people who are not successful lack those things and other things.
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That shows also that you lack confidence in him.
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Because you lack the means.
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And without growth, our lives lack meaning, purpose and passion.
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Some of us, however, lack motivation and drive when left to our own devices.
Academic text (2011) -
The UK's children and young people lack optimism about their health and well-being.
Academic text (2011)
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Compounds
- Slang
A state when something is not right or acceptable, often used as a joke
- Offensive
A joking name for someone with little formal education, especially in Latin
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lack as a verb comes from the same old northern root laka, meaning 'to be missing'. So to lack something is to 'not have' it.