Lacking - English meaning

Lacking – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Not available or in short supply.
Usage examples:
Adequate resources are sadly lacking

verb
Be without or deficient in.
Usage examples:
The novel lacks imagination
Synonims:
Be without Have need of Be in need of Need Be lacking Require Want Feel the want of Be short of Be deficient in Stand in need of Go without Be bereft of Be deprived of Be low on Be pressed fo

adjective
If something that you need is lacking, you do not have enough of it
Usage examples:
Enthusiasm has been sadly lacking these past months at work., he's totally lacking in charm.

Lacking translation into English

Lacking: translate from English into Chinese

不足, 贫乏, 欠, 匮

Lacking: translate from English into Dutch

Ontbrekend, Afwezig, Dom

Lacking: translate from English into French

Manquant, Qui manque de qch, Stupide

Lacking: translate from English into German

Fehlt, Arm, Mangelnd, Geistig minderbemittelt, Beschränkt

Lacking: translate from English into Hindi

कमी, कमी से, अभाव से, कम, निस्तेज, निरुत्साह

Lacking: translate from English into Italian

Carente

Lacking: translate from English into Korean

부족한, 결핍되어

Lacking: translate from English into Russian

Не хватает, Недостающий, Умственно отсталый

Lacking: translate from English into Spanish

Carente, Abúlico

Word origin

Middle English: corresponding to, and perhaps partly from, Middle Dutch and Middle Low German lak ‘deficiency’, Middle Dutch laken ‘lack, blame’.

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Lacking – similar words

lack

noun
The state of being without or not having enough of something.
Usage examples:
There is no lack of entertainment aboard ship

verb
Be without or deficient in.
Usage examples:
The novel lacks imagination

Lack - all meanings in English

Lacking synonims

go without

phrasal verb
Suffer lack or deprivation.
Usage examples:
I like to give my children what they want, even if i have to go without

phrasal verb
To not have something or to manage to live despite not having something
Usage examples:
Many of the workers have gone without paychecks for months.

Go without - all meanings in English

need

verb
Require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable.
Usage examples:
I need help now

noun
Circumstances in which something is necessary; necessity.
Usage examples:
The basic human need for food

Need - all meanings in English

require

verb
Need for a particular purpose.
Usage examples:
Three patients required operations

Require - all meanings in English

want

verb
Have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
Usage examples:
I want an apple

noun
A lack or deficiency of something.
Usage examples:
Victorian houses which are in want of repair

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

Want - all meanings in English

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