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gebrechen.

to lack, to be needed

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɡəˈbʁɛçn̩]
  1. to lack, to be needed

    class-4 · strong
  2. for there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’, along with genitive or an (+ dative) ‘of something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack or need with the dative object as the subject)

    class-4 · impersonal · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gebrechen, from Old High German gibrehhan.

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