lack
verb/læk/
/læk/
[no passive]Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they lack | /læk/ /læk/ |
| he / she / it lacks | /læks/ /læks/ |
| past simple lacked | /lækt/ /lækt/ |
| past participle lacked | /lækt/ /lækt/ |
| -ing form lacking | /ˈlækɪŋ/ /ˈlækɪŋ/ |
- lack something to have none or not enough of something
- to lack confidence/experience/resources/power
- The team lacked the skill to compete at the highest level.
- She has the natural ability that her brother lacks.
Extra Examples- He lacks confidence.
- Some houses still lack basic amenities such as bathrooms.
- He apparently lacked the desire to learn.
- Her high-heeled shoes gave her the height she otherwise lacked.
- His claim clearly lacked conviction.
- Her life seemed to lack direction.
- Perhaps you simply lack the intelligence to realize just how serious this is?
- She completely lacks confidence.
- What they lack in talent, they make up for in conviction.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- really
- completely
- entirely
- …
- appear to
- seem to
- in
Word OriginMiddle English: corresponding to, and perhaps partly from, Middle Dutch and Middle Low German lak ‘deficiency’, Middle Dutch laken ‘lack, blame’.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See lack in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee lack in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishhave/lack the courage of your convictions
- to be/not be brave enough to do what you feel to be right
- You need to have the courage of your convictions.
lack (for) nothing
- (formal) to have everything that you need
- As the only child of wealthy parents, he lacked for nothing.
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