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lest [lest]

conj. 以免, 唯恐, 免得

Lest \Lest\, a.
Last; least. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Lest \Lest\, conj. [OE. leste, fr. AS. [eth][=y] l[=ae]s
[eth][=e] the less that, where [eth][=y] is the instrumental
case of the definite article, and [eth][=e] is an
indeclinable relative particle, that, who, which. See {The},
{Less}, a.]
1. For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. --Prov.
xx. 13.

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take
heed lest he fall. --1 Cor. x.
12.

2. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain
expressions denoting fear or apprehension.

I feared
Lest I might anger thee. --Shak.

Lest \Lest\ (l[e^]st), v. i.
To listen. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.

Lest \Lest\, n. [See List to choose.]
Lust; desire; pleasure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

"The deputies, especially the Christians, are obviously afraid to return lest the general hold them hostage to block a quorum in an election session," said the Al-Anwar newspaper in an editorial Sunday.
As an example, he has advised his top managers to avoid the site of accidents and derailments, lest they generate negative publicity.
Thakkar finished his report in February 1986, but recommended it be kept secret lest its contents jeopardize other investigations.
Fraser issued a statement on Sunday calling on news media to exercise restraint in their reports lest they "seriously jeopardize" the international criminal investigation and any future court proceedings.
To wit, Hale Irwin, Raymond Floyd, and lest we forget, Roberto di Vicenzo.
Weaker corporate sales are bad news for the stock market too, and that institution already is unsettled by its own shenanigans. Incredible nosedives of late must be watched, lest one of them trigger a financial collapse.
Visitors were advised against venturing from their hotels, lest they be caught up in random violence.
The bill is so wild that even many liberal Democrats oppose it, though only sotto voce, lest they offend the elderly lobby.
And so just the prudence would dictate that one be prepared lest there be a vacancy.
As for the big manufacturers of telephone exchanges, he says caution is required to allow them time to adjust to the changes, lest "the cold winds of competition give them pneumonia."
And lest anyone forget the underpinnings of his success, he had assistants present departing guests with some down-to-earth gifts: Fruit of the Loom athletic socks.
So because the Soviets are already ahead, the U.S. shouldn't even speak up (much less do anything), lest the Soviets decide to charge even further ahead.
On the other hand, the House GOP, which has largely sat on the sidelines during Wright's travails lest the ethics probe be seen as a partisan vendetta, may become more aggressive.
('Discordant tones over family values', August 21). Has it occurred to Mrs Quayle that many women with, dare I say careers, lest I be labelled a feminist, do not have a choice as to whether or not they work?
His economic reforms, so far only partly successful, must complete Turkey's transformation lest Islamic fundamentalism or old-style political anarchy return.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., said some would be forced to go underground lest they face imprisonment or death like the Tiananmen demonstrators.
Japanese companies are studying the European Community as it negotiates its way toward economic integration in 1992, wary lest their inherent conservatism cause a misstep in the world's largest consumer market.
But this worrisome drought should be put in some perspective lest public policy enmesh us further in troubling federal interference with market mechanisms.
One bank wouldn't even hypothetically discuss contracting out operations lest it "scare people."
Before 1982, Olympians weren't even allowed to make commercials lest they lose their amateur status.
I do not know of any case where public decisions were altered because someone dared not speak his mind lest someone else make a record of what he said.
Her bed is an afghan-covered box next to a sign where she perches at night, lest a passing policeman find her asleep and accuse her of camping.
And he's enough of a force on the Armed Services Committee that Chairman Sam Nunn felt he had to steal Mr. Quayle's questions about the INF Treaty lest the junior Republican grab the headlines.
The caller has discovered a way to keep the sun from burning out, he says, and needs Mr. Drucker's help to publicize the find lest the Earth be destroyed.
He told aides he had wanted to resign from the race but that prayer convinced him to stay lest his backers riot.
But lest the players at San Jac let success go to their heads, they are continually reminded that this isn't the big-time ball they once dreamed of playing.

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