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behold

[ bih-hohld ]

verb (used with object)

, be·held, be·hold·ing.
  1. to observe; look at; see.

    Synonyms: discern, watch, view, regard



interjection

  1. look; see:

    And, behold, three sentries of the King did appear.

behold

/ bɪˈhəʊld /

verb

  1. to look (at); observe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • beˈholder, noun
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Other Words From

  • be·hold·a·ble adjective
  • be·hold·er noun
  • un·be·hold·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of behold1

First recorded before 900; Middle English beholden, Old English behaldan “to keep”; be-, hold 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of behold1

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

That projection of heftiness is what makes scenes in which his Another Round character, a high school teacher, dances without inhibition so surprising, and so exhilarating to behold.

From Vox

And, lo and behold, their answers were less creative than those of the first group.

Lo and behold, when Gucci materializes for a guest verse on Rico’s “Don’t Like Me,” he seems to be blessing the proceedings the way a veteran comedy legend might make a surprise cameo in a lulzy summer blockbuster.

Last year, the city hired expert energy consultants to explore how San Diego could get a better deal, including ways to rein in monopoly utilities beholden only to shareholders.

Its overall regular-season mediocrity aside, Dallas’s goaltending was something to behold in 2019-20.

To look at her in tears was to behold the enormity of her loss.

A Gaylard Williams Sunday sermon (which lasted for 45 minutes on average) was something to behold.

They were there to put on a show and deliver a message: behold, we are a technological power with which to be reckoned!

Even by the already money-drenched standards of American politics, the Eldridge campaign was a jaw-dropping spectacle to behold.

And lo and behold, she was determined to sink the mining industry, and we were determined to fight for our community.

Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat.

Prepare the table, behold in the watchtower them that eat and drink: arise, ye princes, take up the shield.

Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son and his name shall be called Emmanuel.

They that shall see thee, shall turn toward thee, and behold thee.

Behold a king shall reign in justice, and princes shall rule in judgment.

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