ontberen

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (transitive) to lack (to not have)
  2. (archaic, intransitive) to lack (to be missing, to be absent)

Concepts

manquer de

se passer (de)

être à court

Synonymes

gebrek hebben

niet habben

afwezig zijn

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˌɔntˈbeː.rə(n)/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle Dutch ontbēren, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear”). Equivalent to ont- + beren, see also baren.

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