Definition of Lest
Pronunciation:
lĕst
v. i.
1.
To
listen
.
n.
1.
Lust
;
desire
;
pleasure
.
a.
1.
Last
;
least
.
conj.
1.
For
fear
that
;
that
. . .
not
;
in
order
that
. . .
not
.
Love
not
sleep
,
lest
thou
come
to
poverty
.
- Prov. xx. 13.
Wherefore
let
him
that
thinketh
he
standeth
take
heed
lest
he
fall
.
- 1 Cor. x. 12.
2.
That
(
without
the
negative
particle
); -
after
certain
expressions
denoting
fear
or
apprehension
.
I
feared
Lest
I
might
anger
thee
.
- Shak.
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