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lacks

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈɫæks// UK //lˈæks// lacks

v. to not have something that you need or that would be helpful. You use this when something is missing or not good enough.

v. to be without or deficient in something; to not possess a particular quality or quantity. Often used to describe a shortcoming or a missing requirement.


SIMPLE

The soup lacks salt, so it tastes a bit bland.

CONTEXTUAL

The candidate has great ideas but lacks the experience needed to manage such a large team effectively.

COMPLEX

While the novel's prose is technically proficient, it lacks the emotional depth required to make the reader truly care about the protagonist's ultimate fate.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object.

Pitfall

The room lacks of furniture.The room lacks furniture.Lacks is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'of'; learners often confuse it with the noun 'lack', which does take 'of'.

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