How Many Syllables Are in Lest

The word Lest has three syllables: lest.
Syllable division helps in understanding the word's structure, improving both pronunciation and spelling.
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Definition of Lest

Lest is a conjunction meaning 'for fear that' or 'in case'.

How should Lest divide into syllables

The word 'lest' has one syllable. It contains one vowel 'e' and two consonants 'l' and 'st'.

Part of Speech - Lest

I will study hard, lest I fail my exam.

Sentences with Lest

• Lest he forgets his keys, he always puts them in his pocket.
• She always locks the door, lest someone breaks into her house.
• I always carry an umbrella, lest it rains.
• Lest we forget, today is a special day.
• I always check my email, lest I miss an important message.
• He always double-checks his work, lest he makes a mistake.
• Lest she gets lost, she always carries a map.
• Lest we run out of food, we always buy extra supplies.
• Lest he gets hungry, he always carries a snack.
• She always wears sunscreen, lest she gets sunburned.

Quotes with Lest

• I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.
• Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins - or which is which), the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom - Lucifer.
• We must be vigilant, we must be alert - and we must never forget that the terrorists are fighting us because of what we believe and because of our way of life.
• Lest we forget that it was not the American people who attacked on 9/11, it was al-Qaeda.
• Lest we forget that the birth of modern physics and cosmology was achieved by Galileo, Kepler and Newton breaking free not from the close confining prison of faith (all three were believing Christians, of one sort or another) but from the enormous burden of needless and confused Aristotelian philosophy.

Number of characters in Lest

4 ( l, e, s, t )

Unique letters in Lest

4 ( l, e, s, t )

Lest Backwards

tsel

How to Pronounce Lest

IPA (International): lest

ARA (American): lɛst

EPA (English): lest

LEH-ST