lest

Meaning of lest

conjunction
  1. 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.
  2. (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

Hyphenation of lest

lest

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • lest is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

lest synonyms

Meaning :

before

Anagrams of lest

elts, lets, selt, tels

Words that rhyme with lest

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