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1. (conj.) lest
for fear that; so that (one) should not:
I used notes lest faulty memory should lead me astray.
2. lest
that (used after words expressing fear, danger, etc.):
We worried lest the plan become known.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME leste, late OE the læmacr;ste, earlier th&ymacr; læmacr;s the lit., whereby less that =th&ymacr; (see the2) +læmacr;sless+the relative particle))
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1. (adj) lest
last; least
2. (adj) lest
for fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not
3. (adj) lest
that (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension
4. (noun) lest
lust; desire; pleasure
5. (verb) lest
to listen
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Sense: in case
He was scared lest he should fail his exam.
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 Afrikaans: bang wees dat |
 Arabic: لِئلا، خِشْيَةَ أن |
 Bulgarian: да не би да |
 Brazilian: caso |
 Czech: že by snad |
 German: daß |
 Danish: i tilfælde af |
 Greek: σε περίπτωση που, μήπως ( |
 Spanish: por miedo a que |
 Estonian: et ei |
 Farsi: مبادا |
 Finnish: siltä varalta että |
 French: de peur de/que |
 Hebrew: פֶּן |
 Hindi: कहीं |
 Croatian: u slučaju da |
 Hungarian: nehogy |
 Indonesian: jangan-jangan |
 Icelandic: ef; að |
 Italian: che |
 Japanese: ～しないかと |
 Korean: …하지 않게 |
 Lithuanian: kad ne |
 Latvian: lai ne; ka ne |
 Malay: kalau-kalau |
 Dutch: voor het geval dat |
 Norwegian: for at (ikke) |
 Polish: żeby nie |
 Persian: مبادا |
 Pashto: خامخا،ښايى |
 Portuguese: caso |
 Romanian: (ca) să nu |
 Russian: чтобы ... не;как бы ... н |
 Slovak: že by snáď |
 Slovenian: da ne bi |
 Serbian: iz straha |
 Swedish: i fall, för att |
 Thai: ด้วยกลัวว่า |
 Turkish: ...-masın diye, ...-ecek |
 Taiwanese: 唯恐 |
 Ukrainian: щоб не, як би не |
 Urdu: کہیں ایسا نہ ہو کہ |
 Vietnamese: trong trường hợp |
 Chinese: 唯恐 |
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