lest
lest is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.For Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. Prov. xx.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- act
- acting
- action
- agency
- bear
- bring
- causation
- come
- despair
- doing
- effect
- effectual
- efficacious
- efficient
- exercise
- foot
- force
- free
- function
- have
- home
- influence
- instrumentality
- interaction
- interworking
- into
- maintain
- maintenance
- mix
- modus
- must
- myself
- office
- operate
- operation
- operative
- perform
- play
- power
- practical
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is lest.
- What is for Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. Prov. xx called?
- What is wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth he standeth take heed lest he fall. I Cor. x called?
- What is 2. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension. I feared Lest I might anger thee. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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