ALL meanings of lest
lest
L l - noun lest With the intention of preventing (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of. 1
- noun lest for fear that 1
- noun lest in case 1
- conjunction lest For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not; in case. 0
- conjunction lest That (without the negative particle); – after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension. 0
- conjunction lest If you do something lest something unpleasant should happen, you do it to try to prevent the unpleasant thing from happening. 0
- conjunction lest so as to prevent any possibility that 0
- conjunction lest for fear that; in case 0
- conjunction lest for fear that; in case; so that . . . not 0
- conjunction lest that 0