behold
verb (used with object)
to observe; look at; see.
beholds
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present tense formof behold (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Arriving at the high point of the journey, elevation-wise, Ms. Kessler beholds the Cruz de Ferro, an iron cross regarded as an important source of spiritual uplift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
In the Phaedrus, Plato describes the soul sprouting and growing wings when it beholds something beautiful.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
In the aria, Sara, Duchess of Nottingham, is hiding her tears from everyone but the audience as she beholds in the tragic tale of the Fair Rosamund a reflection of her own lovelorn grief.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2021
“Whenever there is no desire, one beholds the mystery,” Lao Tzu wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2020
Then he felt as the weary bewildered traveller, who in the thick forest beholds the last gleam of the descending sun.
From Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Ludwig Tieck
