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lest
[ lest ]
conjunction
- for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
He kept his notes by his side lest faulty memory lead him astray.
- that (used after words expressing fear, danger, etc.):
There was danger lest the plan become known.
lest
/ ɛ /
conjunction
- so as to prevent any possibility that
he fled the country lest he be captured and imprisoned
- after verbs or phrases expressing fear, worry, anxiety, etc for fear that; in case
he was alarmed lest she should find out
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lest1
Idioms and Phrases
- lest we forget. lest we forget.
Example Sentences
And lest we forget that we live in conservative times, Fleur Fortuné tracks the arc of female bodily autonomy in "The Assessment" and finds that even under liberal rule, powers that be will still legislate uteruses as a solution to a global catastrophe.
Few are willing to be the one seen questioning the infinite wisdom of Dear Leader, lest they draw his ire and be singled out for punishment.
But this may be the result of the warning we were issued prior to our pre-release viewing of Christopher Landon's thriller instructing us to leave our phones locked, lest Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions come for our heads.
It's actually a painted veneer, presumably because there was not a piece of foil large enough, lest a run on crinkly silver lead to stale sarnies.
Not that many of them will engage with the actual allegations against Brand, lest their view of him as a godly man get disturbed, but frankly, the details are shocking even in the #MeToo era.
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