mangeln — meaning in English

English meaning

• lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
• lacking adj Missing, or not having enough of something needed.
• mangle verb To damage something badly by crushing, tearing, or cutting it out of shape.
• miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.

Senses

mangeln is used for these senses in English:

• lack (transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
• lacking Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
• mangle (transitive, archaic) To wring laundry.
• miss (transitive, mostly continuous tenses) To be wanting; to lack something that should be present (see also adjectival missing).

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.

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