■ noun absence or deficiency of something.
■ verb (also ~ for ) be without or deficient in.
Origin
ME: corresp. to, and perh. partly from, MDu. and Mid. Low Ger. lak 'deficiency', MDu. laken '~'.
■ noun absence or deficiency of something.
■ verb (also ~ for ) be without or deficient in.
Origin
ME: corresp. to, and perh. partly from, MDu. and Mid. Low Ger. lak 'deficiency', MDu. laken '~'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004