LEST


Meaning of LEST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lest ]

If you do something lest something unpleasant should happen, you do it to try to prevent the unpleasant thing from happening. ( FORMAL )

I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me...

And, lest we forget, Einstein wrote his most influential papers while working as a clerk.

= in case

CONJ

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