to lack

Определение to lack в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy; To be without, to need, to require
My life lacks excitement.; A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want; To be short (of or for something)
He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money.; {v} to want, to be in want; {n} want, need lack of rupees is one hundred thousand, the rupee at 55 cents; To be in want; {i} need, want; shortage; absence; be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewellery box!"; To be wanting; often, impersonally, with of, meaning, to be less than, short, not quite, etc; If you say that someone or something lacks a particular quality or that a particular quality is lacking in them, you mean that they do not have any or enough of it. He lacked the judgment and political acumen for the post of chairman Certain vital information is lacking in the report. see also lacking; emphasis If you say there is no lack of something, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it. He said there was no lack of things for them to talk about. when there is not enough of something, or none of it = shortage lack of; Exclamation of regret or surprise; Deficiency; want; need; destitution; failure; as, a lack of sufficient food; Blame; cause of blame; fault; crime; offense; If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all. Despite his lack of experience, he got the job The charges were dropped for lack of evidence There is a lack of people wanting to start up new businesses; To blame; to find fault with; the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"; To be without or destitute of; to want; to need; {f} be short of; be without, be missing; need, want; deprivation

to lack

Турецкое произношение

tı läk

Произношение

/tə ˈlak/ /tə ˈlæk/

Этимология

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.