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beheld

[bih-held]
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verb

simple past tense and past participle of behold.

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realized, recognized, noticed, attended, checked, detected, stare, notice, consider, read, study, watch, see, peer, glance, view, observe, attend, register, perceive

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Related formsun·be·held, adjective

behold

[bih-hohld]

verb (used with object), be·held, be·hold·ing.

to observe; look at; see.

interjection

look; see: And, behold, three sentries of the King did appear.

Origin of behold

before 900; Middle English beholden, Old English behaldan to keep. See be-, hold1
Related formsbe·hold·a·ble, adjectivebe·hold·er, nounun·be·hold·a·ble, adjective
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  • The proph-et's keen vi-sion, trans-pierc-ing the a-ges, Be-held us to 5.

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  • He turn-ed his eyes a-round, and be-held, much to his dis-may, a fierce wolf pre-par-ing to spring up-on him.

    The Giant Hands|Alfred Crowquill
British Dictionary definitions for be-held

beheld

verb

the past tense and past participle of behold

behold

verb -holds, -holding or -held (often used in the imperative to draw attention to something) archaic, or literary

to look (at); observe
Derived Formsbeholder, noun

Word Origin for behold

Old English bihealdan; related to Old High German bihaltan, Dutch behouden; see be-, hold
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