lack

noun/læk/CEFR B1

অভাব, ঘাটতি

Meaning

The state of not having something, or not having enough of it.

Example sentences

There is a lack of clean water.বিশুদ্ধ পানির অভাব রয়েছে।
He failed for lack of practice.অনুশীলনের অভাবে সে ব্যর্থ হয়।
The plan failed through lack of money.টাকার অভাবে পরিকল্পনাটি ভেস্তে যায়।

A common mistake

He lacks of confidence.→He lacks confidence. / He has a lack of confidence.

ক্রিয়া lack সরাসরি কর্ম নেয়, of বসে না। of লাগে বিশেষ্য রূপে — 'a lack of'।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: shortage, absence

Antonyms: abundance

Similar words, and what each means

shortage
ঘাটতি, অভাব, স্বল্পতা
A situation in which there is not enough of something.
absence
অনুপস্থিতি; অভাব
The state of being away, or the fact that something is missing.
scarcity
স্বল্পতা, অভাব
A situation in which something is not available in enough amounts.

Other English words for “অভাব, ঘাটতি”

scarcity
A situation in which something is not available in enough amounts.
dearth
A lack or shortage of something.
shortage
A situation in which there is not enough of something.
absence
The state of being away, or the fact that something is missing.
deficiency
A lack of something needed, especially in the diet.
deficit
The amount by which money spent is more than money received.

Opposite words

abundance
প্রাচুর্য
A very large quantity of something.
possess
অধিকারে রাখা, দখলে রাখা
To have or own something.
abound
প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা
To exist in very large numbers or amounts.

“lack” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The interview follow-up you never sent, the reply to the professor you never acknowledged — those silences are read as a lack of interest, not as modesty.
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What people lack is a quiet fifteen minutes and a reason to stay in one clip instead of scrolling to the next.
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Laws against child labour already exist in Bangladesh; what they lack is enforcement.
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Where this word is used

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“lack” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • অভাব, ঘাটতি
- • অপসারণ; বাসা বদল
- • অতিরঞ্জিত জাঁকজমকের ভাব
- • মিতব্যয়িতা
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অভাব, ঘাটতি — lack (noun) — অভাব, ঘাটতি. The state of not having something, or not having enough of it.
Which word is closest in meaning to “lack”?
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- • shortage
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shortage — shortage — ঘাটতি, অভাব, স্বল্পতা. A situation in which there is not enough of something.

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