lest

Etymology
, contracted from, from , from (instrumental case of demonstrative article þæt “that”) +  +  (“that,” relative particle). The þȳ was dropped and the remaining two words contracted into leste.

Conjunction

 * 1) For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
 * 2)  that
 * 1)  that
 * 1)  that
 * 1)  that
 * 1)  that
 * 1)  that
 * 1)  that

Usage notes

 * This word has become archaic for many English speakers.
 * lest is usually followed by a verb in the in either the present or future tense.
 * For example:
 * Lest they be captured, the soldiers fled from the battlefield.
 * Let him attend the ceremony which commemorates the achievements of his ancestors, lest he forget.
 * In the future tense, when it is differentiated from the present, it is usually combined with should:
 * Let us get to the station early, lest we should miss our connection.

Translations

 * Arabic: خِيفَةَ أَنَّ, مَخَافَةَ أَن
 * Bikol Central: harambili
 * Bulgarian: от страх да не
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ze strachu, že ..., v případě, že ...
 * Dutch: uit angst dat
 * Esperanto: pro timo ke
 * Finnish: siltä varalta, että ; siinä pelossa, että; sen pelossa, että; ;
 * French: de peur que,
 * Galician: non sexa que
 * Georgian: რათა არ
 * German: fürchtend, dass; in der Furcht, dass
 * Gothic: 𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: μή, μήποτε
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: ar eagla go
 * Italian: per paura che
 * Japanese: しないように
 * Khmer:
 * Maori: kei tūpono
 * Old English: þȳ lǣs
 * Polish: ze strachu, że
 * Portuguese: para que, a fim de que ... não
 * Romanian: în caz că
 * Russian: из страха, что
 * Serbo-Croatian: iz straha da ne, da ne bi
 * Slovene: da ne bi
 * Spanish: + subjunctive, no vaya a ser que
 * Turkish: bundan korkarak
 * Ukrainian: боячи́сь, що


 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian: да не, за да не
 * Czech: aby ... ne
 * Dutch: opdat ... niet
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: (+ ne ... pas + verb in subj. mood)
 * German:, auf dass nicht
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: μή, μήποτε
 * Hungarian:
 * Latin:
 * Maori: kei
 * Old English: þȳ lǣs
 * Polish: żeby nie
 * Russian: чтобы не,
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Spanish: + subjunctive
 * Swedish: så att inte
 * Turkish: bunun üzerine değil, daha önce
 * Ukrainian: аби́ ... не, щоб ... не, щоби ... не


 * Finnish:
 * Latin:
 * Romanian:
 * Ukrainian:

Etymology
, from, from.

Noun

 * 1) trick, ruse
 * 2) stratagem

Etymology
,, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) dead weight; ballast

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) train, file, row, line
 * 2) railway train
 * 3) cargo hold
 * 4) ton
 * 5)  cargo, burden, load

Etymology 2
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) a last a tool in the shape of a human foot, for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes
 * 2)  the foot-part of a stocking

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from the root. Akin to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a last a tool in the shape of a human foot, for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes
 * 2)  the foot-part of a stocking

Etymology 2
From, from either , , or. In any case, from and.

Noun

 * 1)  An old measure of volume, about 12 to 24 barrels.
 * 2)  An old measure of weight, about half up until a full dozen.
 * 3)  An old unit of measure on the freight capacity of a ship.

Etymology 4
From the verb.

Noun

 * 1) straws and grasses that grow close to each other
 * 2) sprouting grasses and grains

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) ballast