Definitions for lest
lɛstlest

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1. lestconjunction

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

   He won't go outside, lest he be eaten by those ravenous eagles

2. lestconjunction

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lestconj.

   That not.

   Etymology: from the adjective least.

   Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed; lest if he should exceed, then thy brother should seem vile. Deut. xxv.

   King Luitprand brought hither the corps, lest it might be abused by the barbarous nations. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

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1. lest

   Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport (Galician: Aeroporto de Santiago-Rosalía de Castro, Spanish: Aeropuerto de Santiago-Rosalía de Castro) (IATA: SCQ, ICAO: LEST), previously named Lavacolla Airport and also known as Santiago de Compostela Airport, is an international airport serving the autonomous community and historical region of Galicia in Spain. It is the 2nd busiest airport in northern Spain after Bilbao Airport. It has been named after the Galician romanticist writer and poetess, Rosalía de Castro, since 12 March 2020.The airport is located in the parish of Lavacolla, 12 km from Santiago de Compostela and handled 3,236,619 passengers in 2022. It is the focus city of Vueling in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, and Ryanair's only focus city in Northern Spain. The Christian pilgrimage route of the Camino de Santiago runs near the airport.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Lestverb

   to listen

2. Lestnoun

   lust; desire; pleasure

3. Lestadjective

   last; least

4. Lestadjective

   for fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not

5. Lestadjective

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

6. Etymology: [See List to choose.]

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1. Lešť

   . Lešť is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

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1. Lest

   lest, conj. that not: for fear that. [From the A.S. phrase ðý læs ðe (for the reason less that=L. quominus), the first word being dropped, while the others coalesced into lest.]

2. Lest

   lest, v.i. (Spens.) to listen.

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1. LEST

   What does LEST stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LEST acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Anagrams for lest »

1. lets

2. let's

3. LETS

4. ELTs

5. TESL

6. selt

How to pronounce lest?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say lest in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lest in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of lest in a Sentence

1. Aesop:

   Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

2. Friedrich Nietzsche:

   He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

3. Epictetus:

   Control thy passions, lest they take vengeance on thee.

4. Paul Misener:

   This low level of government attention and slow pace are inadequate, especially compared to the regulatory efforts in other countries, the (FAA) already has adequate statutory authority. What the FAA needs is impetus, lest the United States fall further behind.

5. John Calvin:

   For Scripture is the school of the Holy Spirit, in which, as nothing is omitted that is both necessary and useful to know, so nothing is taught but what is expedient to know. Therefore we must guard against depriving believers of anything disclosed about predestination in Scripture, lest we seem either wickedly to defraud them of the blessing of their God or to accuse and scoff at the Holy Spirit for having published what it is in any way profitable to suppress.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lest
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lest
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lest
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lest
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lest
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=lest