Associations to the word «Lest»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
LEST, conjunction. For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not; in case.
LEST, conjunction. That (without the negative particle); – after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.
LEST WE FORGET, interjection. (British and Canada) Used in Remembrance Day ceremonies as a caution against forgetting those who died in war.
LEST WE FORGET, interjection. (Australia and New Zealand) Used on ANZAC Day memorials as a caution against forgetting those who fell in the First World War
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.