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- [lak]
- /læk/
- /læk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lak]
- /læk/
Definitions of lacks word
- noun lacks deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary: lack of money; lack of skill. 1
- noun lacks something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack. 1
- verb with object lacks to be without or deficient in: to lack ability; to lack the necessities of life. 1
- verb with object lacks to fall short in respect of: He lacks three votes to win. 1
- verb without object lacks to be absent or missing, as something needed or desirable: Three votes are lacking to make a majority. 1
- noun lacks Plural form of lack. 1
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Origin of lacks
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English lak; cognate with Middle Low German lak, Middle Dutch lac deficiency; akin to Old Norse lakr deficient
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Parts of speech for Lacks
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lacks popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lacks usage trend in Literature
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