How to pronounce lest in American English
“lest” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to lest the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “lest” in: all accents · British English (38 clips)
“lest” in real sentences — American speakers
54 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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lest they should give them offense.
US National Archives
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its own soldiers, lest they fall into the hands of Palestinian groups.
State Department
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Lest you think I'm exaggerating, let me give you some of the specifics.
The Obama White House
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.