beheld

[bih-held]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of behold.

beheld

/ bɪˈhɛld /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of behold

Other Word Forms

• unbeheld adjective

Example Sentences

Two wardrobe changes meant that we beheld three glittering gowns in all, beginning with the fluffy canary-yellow number she emerged in.

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At 18, he was performing in the North Shields pub where he also worked when the guy who’s now his manager walked in and beheld a star in the making.

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As a kid growing up with showbiz connections in New York City, Lenny Kravitz had already beheld some of music’s most thrilling live acts by the time he was 10 or 11.

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He and countless others who had tuned in via social media beheld the flames with awe as they silhouetted a seemingly doomed ski lift terminal.

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When I could pull myself together, I parted two points of the pocket handkerchief and beheld the sumptuous room.

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