How to pronounce lest in British English
“lest” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to lest the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “lest” in: all accents · American English (54 clips)
“lest” in real sentences — British speakers
38 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I will start with Ms Webber’s point, lest I forget.
The Scottish Parliament
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lest office with half a million more people out of work than when they went into
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “lest”
Words one sound away from lest — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of lest. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.