lest

[lest]

That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.

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To listen.

Adverb
for fear that; "she tiptoed lest her mother should hear her"

Adverb
that (after verbs explicitly expressing fear etc.); "he worried lest he should be late"

v. i.
To listen.

n.
Lust; desire; pleasure.

a.
Last; least.

a.
For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.

a.
That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.

Lest

Lest , v. i. To listen. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.

Lest

Lest, n. [See List to choose.] Lust; desire; pleasure. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Lest

Lest, a. Last; least. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Lest

Lest, conj. [OE.leste, fr. AS. ls the less that, where is the instrumental case of the definite article, and is an indeclinable relative particle, that, who, which. See The, Less, a.] 1. For ear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty.

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth he standeth take heed lest he fall.

2. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.

I feared Lest I might anger thee.

To listen.

Lust; desire; pleasure.

Last; least.

For ear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.

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Usage Examples

Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory.

She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.

Do not fear lest you should meditate too much upon Him and speak of Him in an unworthy way, providing you are led by faith. Do not fear lest you should entertain false opinions of Him so long as they are in conformity with the notion of the infinitely perfect Being.

Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.

You know, I think we Indians are afraid to show and celebrate our happiness, lest things change around. But I feel that it's okay to be sad and okay to show when you are happy.

Misspelled Form

lest, klest, olest, plest, :lest, kest, oest, pest, :est, lkest, loest, lpest, l:est, lwest, l3est, l4est, lrest, lsest, ldest, lwst, l3st, l4st, lrst, lsst, ldst, lewst, le3st, le4st, lerst, lesst, ledst, least, lewst, leest, ledst, lexst, lezst, leat, lewt, leet, ledt, lext, lezt, lesat, leswt, leset, lesdt, lesxt, leszt, lesrt, les5t, les6t, lesyt, lesgt, lesr, les5, les6, lesy, lesg, lestr, lest5, lest6, lesty, lestg.

Other Usage Examples

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?

Put a bridle on thy tongue set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.

As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?

Truth is a good dog but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out.

So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it.