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behold

[ bih-hohld ]
/ bɪˈhoʊld /
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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR behold

1 regard, gaze upon, view; watch; discern.
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Origin of behold

First recorded before 900; Middle English beholden, Old English behaldan “to keep”; see be-, hold1

OTHER WORDS FROM behold

be·hold·a·ble, adjectivebe·hold·er, nounun·be·hold·a·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for behold

behold
/ (bɪˈhəʊld) /

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

Derived forms of behold

beholder, noun

Word Origin for behold

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