What does "lest" mean?
Lest: For Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. Prov. xx.
Additional senses
- 2.Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth he standeth take heed lest he fall. I Cor. x.
- 3.2. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension. I feared Lest I might anger thee. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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