GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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Found 4 definitions

1.       
   Lest , v. i. To listen. [Obs.]
   Chaucer. Spenser.
   
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2.       
   Lest, n. [See List to choose.] Lust; desire; pleasure. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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3.       
   Lest, a. Last; least. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   Lest, conj. [OE. leste, fr. AS. ðȳ lǣs ðē the less that, where ðȳ is the instrumental case of the definite article, and ðē is an indeclinable relative particle, that, who, which. See The, Less, a.]
   For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.
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   Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty.
   Prov. xx. 13.
   
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   Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
   1 Cor. x. 12.
   
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   That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.
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   I feared
   Lest I might anger thee.
   Shak.
   
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