Lesson 20--Using the word lack

meaning                       do not have

1) verb                         to lack something means not to have it.

e.g.                             I lack the money to buy a Playstation3.

                                   I lack the courage to confront her.

                                   He lacks the energy to do his homework.

 

2) noun                      There is a lack means that this doesn't exist.

e.g.                             There is a lack of time for this project.

                                   There is a lack of cooperation on the staff.

                                   A lack of money prevents me from buying a new car.

 

3) gerund     

             

e.g.                             Lacking time, he ate a restaurant.

                                   Lacking proper manners, he never pushed in his chair.

Synonyms include verbs: need, require,
                               nouns: a need*, a want*, deficiency, shortage

* yes, you can use these words as nouns.