English search results for: lest
#1
conjunction
Definitions:
- (for negative of IMP)
- that not, lest
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#2
verb
- conjugation: 2nd conjugation
Definitions:
- fear, dread, be afraid (ne + SUB = lest
- ut or ne non + SUB = that ... not)
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#3
adverb
Definitions:
- lest, lest ever
- never, not ever
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess
#4
adverb
Definitions:
- lest anywhere/at any place
- lest on any occasion
- that nowhere
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#5
adverb
Definitions:
- lest from anywhere
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#6
adverb
Definitions:
- lest any one
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#7
adverb
Definitions:
- at any place
- on any occasion
- [w/ne necubi => lest at any place/occasion]
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)