behold
verb (used with object)
to observe; look at; see.
is beholding
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present progressiveof behold (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The swirling brass at the outset followed by Simone’s deep alto scowl, and then those irresistible, skittering glissandos can hardly fail to imbue the sense one is beholding something classic upon each listen.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2016
This blindness to sensuality is accounted for by Plato in the figure, "The lover is his mirror in whom he is beholding himself, but he is not aware of this."
From The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years by Atkins, Elizabeth
Which constant desire, whosoever hath in him, hath already passed half the hardness of the way, and therefore is beholding to the philosopher but for the other half.
From English literary criticism by Various
A theory implies that the theorist has looked long and steadfastly till he is clear in his own mind concerning the nature of the thing which he is beholding.
From Canterbury Pieces by Butler, Samuel
It is the spectacle of kings who on earth abused their power that Telemachus is beholding:
From French Classics by Wilkinson, William Cleaver
