ontberen

Meaning

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

Concepts

lack

be away

be lacking

be missing

do without

forego

forgo

get along

miss

be absent

diss

Synonyms

missen

derven

mangelen

gebrek hebben

niet habben

schelen

afwezig zijn

Translations

entbehren

mancare

carecer

careo

manquer

fehlen

carecer

faltar

difettare

desidero

mangeln

manquer de

στερούμαι

carecer de

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɔntˈbeː.rə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ontbēren

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.