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lest meaning in Malayalam

ഘടകം അല്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ

/lɛst/

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obsolete/liːst/

lest in Malayalam: ഘടകം അല്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ, ഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ, ആകാതെയിരിപ്പാൻ. In English, lest means for fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

Malayalam words for lest

(just) in case, for fear that, in order to avoid
ഘടകം അല്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ, ഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ, ആകാതെയിരിപ്പാൻ, അന്യഥാ, അല്ലാത്തപക്ഷം

English meaning of lest

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

Full definition of lest

lest in a sentence

  • He won't go outside, lest he be eaten by those ravenous eagles.
  • I brought my notes lest faulty memory lead me astray.
  • There was danger/alarm lest the plan become known.

Synonyms of lest

lest in other languages

Questions about lest in Malayalam

What is the meaning of lest in Malayalam?
Lest in Malayalam is ഘടകം അല്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ, ഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ, ആകാതെയിരിപ്പാൻ.
lest എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Lest: ഘടകം അല്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ, ഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ, ആകാതെയിരിപ്പാൻ.
What does lest mean in English?
Lest means for fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: lest (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: lest (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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