carecer

to lack, to be lacking

Hyphenated as

ca‧re‧cer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaɾeˈθeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: careō

Cognate with English: caret

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *carēscere, from Latin carēre (“to lack”), whence English caret.

Concepts

lack

miss

be missing

be lacking

misuse

want

be short

diss

be

waste

be absent

be away

Synonyms

faltar

necesitar

requerir

fallir

desperdiciarse

carecer de

sufrir necesidades

escasear

Translations

manquer

mancare

entbehren

carecer

mancar

difettare

fehlen

careo

ontberen

missen

necessitare

être dépourvu

être à court

strettezza

nicht haben