Lest

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  • conjunction. For fear that.
  • conjunction. So that someone or something not; in case someone or something might.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • For fear that; that … not; so that … not: as, he fled lest (or for fear that) he should be killed; take heed lest you fall (that you fall not).
  • etc. A Middle English form of last, least, list, lust.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To listen.
  • noun. Lust; desire; pleasure.
  • adjective. Last; least.
  • conjunction. For fear that; that … not; in order that … not.
  • conjunction. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • conjunction. For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not; in case.
  • conjunction. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.
  • Word Usage
    "An-Nahar (the right-wing, sectarian Christian, anti-Syrian (people), anti-Palestinian) newspaper has translated this article from Haaretz but it did not translate the title lest its readers get upset."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Best  Blessed  Brest  Celeste  Este  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    before  desire  last  least  listen