lack

🇺🇸 /læk/ 🇬🇧 /læk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B1

not having something or not having enough of it

The project failed due to a lack of funding.

verb
B1

to not have something or not have enough of it

The team will lack the necessary tools to complete the job.

translation

n. not having something or not having enough of it
v. to not have something or not have enough of it

Word Forms

Progressive lacking
Past lacked
3rd Present lacks
Perfect lacked
Plural lacks