English search results for: lest

#1

conjunction

Definitions:

  1. (for negative of IMP)
  2. that not, lest
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#2

verb

  • conjugation: 2nd conjugation

Definitions:

  1. fear, dread, be afraid (ne + SUB = lest
  2. ut or ne non + SUB = that ... not)
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#3

adverb

Definitions:

  1. lest, lest ever
  2. never, not ever
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: William Whitaker’s personal guess
#4

adverb

Definitions:

  1. lest anywhere/at any place
  2. lest on any occasion
  3. that nowhere
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#5

adverb

Definitions:

  1. lest from anywhere
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#6

adverb

Definitions:

  1. lest any one
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#7

adverb

Definitions:

  1. at any place
  2. on any occasion
  3. [w/ne necubi => lest at any place/occasion]
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)