behold
verb (used with object)
to observe; look at; see.
am beholding
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present progressiveof behold (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am beholding to you For your sweet music this last night: I do Protest my ears were never better fed With such delightful pleasing harmony.
From Pericles by Shakespeare, William
Without doubt, I must have perpetrated great sins in my former lives, since I am beholding, O Keshava, my sons and grandsons and brothers all slain by foes.'
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
Sir, I am beholding to you for your good Counsel.
From The City Bride (1696) Or The Merry Cuckold by Dearing, Vinton A.
I am beholding to you, But then it seems I have lost a Lover of you.
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Summers, Montague
And here I am, beholding only vines and the sea for days together. . . .
From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by Forster, John
