lest

Anlam (İngilizce)

  1. (formal, literary) For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
  2. (formal, literary) that (without the negative particle; introduces the reason for an emotion.)

Kavramlar

olmasın diye

etmesin diye

korkusu ile

olmaya ki

Eş anlamlılar

we hope not

may it not be that

for fear that

should not

if perchance

in case he might

in order not to

Çeviriler

per paura che

μη

μήπως

por temor a que

damit nicht

για να μη

εκ φόβου

pour ne pas

uit vrees dat

uit angst dat

Sıklık

C2
(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir
/lɛst/
Etimoloji (İngilizce)

In summary

c. 1200, contracted from Middle English les te (“less that”), from Old English þȳ lǣs þe (“whereby less that”), from þȳ (instrumental case of demonstrative article þæt (“that”)) + lǣs (“less”) + þe (“that,” relative particle). The þȳ was dropped and the remaining two words contracted into leste.

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