manquer

To miss, fail to catch, attend, or take advantage of something.

Etymology

From Old French manquer, probably via Italian mancare, from Vulgar Latin *mancare, related to Latin mancus, meaning “defective, lacking.”

Collocations

To be lacking, absent, or insufficient.

Etymology

From Old French manquer, probably via Italian mancare, from Vulgar Latin *mancare, related to Latin mancus, meaning “defective, lacking.”

Collocations

With à: to be missed by someone; to make someone feel one’s absence.

Etymology

From Old French manquer, probably via Italian mancare, from Vulgar Latin *mancare, related to Latin mancus, meaning “defective, lacking.”

Collocations

With de plus an infinitive: to almost do something; to come close to doing something, often accidentally or undesirably.

Etymology

From Old French manquer, probably via Italian mancare, from Vulgar Latin *mancare, related to Latin mancus, meaning “defective, lacking.”

Collocations