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Lest

lɛst
At the bottom of the text: "Do not throw your pearls before the pigs, lest they turn back."
At the bottom of the text: "Do not throw your pearls before the pigs, lest they turn back."
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
PcGamer readers are all mighty and should be obeyed explicitly, lest they release the wrath of the Coconut Monkey upon the wrong doers.
  1. Lest
    For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not. "Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty.", "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall."
  2. Lest
    Last; least.
  3. Lest
    Lust; desire; pleasure.
  4. Lest
    That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension. "I feared Lest I might anger thee."
  5. Lest
    lĕst To listen.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. lest
    For fear that; that … not; so that … not: as, he fled lest (or for fear that) he should be killed; take heed lest you fall (that you fall not).
  2. lest
    etc. A Middle English form of last, least, list, lust.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (conj) Lest
    lest that not: for fear that.
  2. (v.i) Lest
    lest (Spens.) to listen.
Quotations
Lord Alfred Tennyson
I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.
Lord Alfred Tennyson
Thomas Fuller
Search not a wound too deep lest thou make a new one.
Thomas Fuller
Aesop
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Aesop
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word satiety.
Francis Quarles
Phaedrus
Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.
Phaedrus
William Hazlitt
Lest he should wander irretrievably from the right path, he stands still.
William Hazlitt
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary OE. leste, fr. AS. ðȳ lǣs ðē, the less that, where ðȳ, is the instrumental case of the definite article, and ðē, is an indeclinable relative particle, that, who, which,. See The Less (a.)

Usage in the news

And lest anyone miss the message, Chevron products manager W.J. miaminewtimes.com

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. nytimes.com

They smell your mouth Lest you've told someone 'I love you'. pbs.org

"(Name) is rethinking plans to get helium balloons for my husband's b-day, lest the kids decide to take flight". ilx.com

Bartenders must tamp down their own views lest they offend a paying customer. denverpost.com

Traders and managers will need to, lest they risk drowning in the ever-expanding ocean of Big Data. futuresmag.com

Lest I immediately be labeled a stick in the mud, let me remind you, this is a TV show. vgazette.com

Lest anyone start panicking any time soon, there are more than 800 Ruby Tuesday restaurants. blog.syracuse.com

Fill it out carefully, lest you have too much or too little withheld. philly.com

That said, it might be a good idea to at least be familiar with the major players, lest you think your girlfriend is cheating on you with one of them. 98kool.com

Lest you thought Bill Murray had stopped being awesome for a hot second, we bring you this urgent update: Bill Murray is still awesome. 1037theloon.com

When it comes to developing vehicles that aren't really going to operate until they are on another planet , QDR is essential, lest one be left with a highly expensive sculpture. autofieldguide.com

Coach Jim Grobe of Wake Forest has to tread carefully lest he step on the toes of a good friend and longtime assistant. 2.journalnow.com

At a time when we should be encouraging job growth and courting new businesses to make this county their home, we are left praying for a mild winter, lest our roads crumble even further. morningjournalnews.com

Lest we forget, driving under the influence of alcohol is a 100 percent preventable crime. dallasnews.com

Usage in scientific papers

Proposition 1.1 If g is odd, then the largest (i.e. smal lest index) characteristic non-geometric subgroup of π is given by al l g th powers and K .
Large characteristic subgroups of surface groups not containing any simple loops

Therefore, we need to study the distribution of the smal lest root of p′ (x), given that the smallest root of p(x) is fixed at 0.
Mathematics of learning

The resulting algebra RS(π) (resp., RS (π)) has connections with classical invariant theory. A canonical special case of this construction is obtained by taking V to be the simple non-trivial module of smal lest dimension.
Presenting generalized q-Schur algebras

Indeed, let us consider the evolution of s0 — velocity dispersion of smal lest planetesimals having dimensionless mass x = 1.
Dynamical evolution of planetesimals in protoplanetary disks

As a result, it does not matter whether one studies the dynamics of planetesimals or runaway bodies — all the conclusions of §C.1 stay unchanged as long as the interaction with smal lest planetesimals occurs in the dispersion-dominated regime.
Dynamical evolution of planetesimals in protoplanetary disks

Usage in literature

Ought he to give the alarm or wait, lest the sound of the shot warned the two horsemen as well as alarmed Brennan? "The Rider of Waroona" by Firth Scott

So much so that if she had a husband, he dare not beat her lest she run and tattle to them. "The Arrow-Maker" by Mary Austin

Went you forth in such haste lest you should be clapped into prison for stealing? "In Convent Walls" by Emily Sarah Holt

There was quite a fresh breeze when he went to his room; but he trembled with fear lest it should subside before he could take advantage of it. "Watch and Wait" by Oliver Optic

He refused to do so, lest he should have to wring money from the poor in order to pay it. "A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3)" by Samuel Rawson Gardiner

I waited, dreading lest I should be suddenly attacked. "Hushed Up" by William Le Queux

She maintained her hold on the leash bravely, lest worse follow. "Heart of the Blue Ridge" by Waldron Baily

Pretty soon the storm rattled very near him, and he thought he had better seek shelter, lest the thunder should strike and kill him. "Japanese Fairy World" by William Elliot Griffis

Possibly it was a dangerous shade to summon, lest the substance follow. "The Prisoner" by Alice Brown

I was surprised at the old man's absence, and fearful lest at any moment he might turn up. "Murder Point" by Coningsby Dawson

Usage in poetry
Thus I resolved before the Lord,-
"Now will I watch my tongue;
Lest I let slip one sinful word,
Or do my neighbor wrong."
And THE MORAL (lest you miss one)
Is: There's often time to spare,
And that races are (like this one)
Won not always by a hair.
This day I'm circl'd by a band
Of angels, who at thy command
Are charg'd to bear me, ev'ry one,
Lest I shou'd stumble at a stone.
The grass, the flowers, the dews that lie
Upon them as before—
Driven upwards evermore, lest I
Should love these things no more.
A veil 'twixt us and Thee, Good Lord,
A veil 'twixt us and Thee—
Lest we should hear too clear, too clear,
And unto madness see!
Now is the time; he bends his ear,
And waits for your request;
Come, lest he rouse his wrath and swear,
"Ye shall not see my rest."