kaivata — meaning in English

English meaning

• lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
• miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
• pant noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
• yearn verb To have a deep, often wistful longing for something or someone.

Senses

kaivata is used for these senses in English:

• hark back (figuratively) To allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event). [from 19th c.]
• lack (transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
• miss (transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.
• pant (transitive, obsolete) To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
• yearn (intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

lack — full definition

1. noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
2. verb To not have, or not have enough of, something.

miss — full definition

1. verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
2. verb To fail to be present for or arrive in time for something, such as a train, meeting, or deadline.
3. verb To feel sad about the absence of someone or something you wish you still had.
4. verb To fail to notice, understand, or take advantage of something.
5. noun A failure to hit, achieve, or succeed at something.

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