desum — meaning in English

English meaning

• avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
• fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
• lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
• miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.

Senses

desum is used for these senses in English:

• avoid (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
• fall short (idiomatic) To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.
• 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.
• miss (transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.

avoid — full definition

1. verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
2. verb To prevent something from happening, or to stop yourself from doing something.
3. verb legal: To make a contract or legal act void; to cancel it.

fail — full definition

1. verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
2. verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
3. verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
4. noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.

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