lest
Meaning of lest
conjunction
- For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
He won’t go outside, lest he be eaten by those ravenous eagles.
- (after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension) that (without the negative particle; introduces the reason for an emotion.)
I am afraid lest I revealed too much.
Information about lest
- The plural form of lest is: lests.
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Hyphenation of lest
lest
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- lest is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
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Anagrams of lest
Words that rhyme with lest
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