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BNC: 9641 COCA: 8827
: for fear that
often used after an expression denoting fear or apprehension
worried lest she should be latehesitant to speak out lest he be fired

Word History

Etymology

Middle English les the, leste, from Old English thȳ lǣs the, from thȳ (instrumental of thæt that) + lǣs + the, relative particle

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lest was before the 12th century

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