lest
conj. நிகழாதிருக்கும் படி, என்பது ஆகாதபடி, கூடாதென்னும் எண்ணத்தை முன்னதாகக் கொண்டு.
Lest, v. i. Defn: To listen. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser. Lest, n. Etym: [See List to choose.] Defn: Lust; desire; pleasure. [Obs.] Chaucer. Lest, a. Defn: Last; least. [Obs.] Chaucer. Lest, conj. Etym: [OE.leste, fr. AS. l the less that, where that, who, which. See The, Less, a.] 1. For Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. Prov. xx. 18. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth he standeth take heed lest he fall. I Cor. x. 12. 2. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension. I feared Lest I might anger thee. Shak.