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be·hold  (b-hld)

v. be·held (-hld), be·hold·ing, be·holds

v.tr.

1.

a. To perceive by the visual faculty; see: beheld a tiny figure in the distance.

b. To perceive through use of the mental faculty; comprehend: "Behold the man of the future" (Jerry Adler).

2. To look upon; gaze at: We beheld a beautiful vista before us. See Synonyms at see¹.

v.intr.

Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.

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[Middle English biholden, from Old English behaldan : be-, be- + healdan, to hold; see hold¹.]

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be·holder n.

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behold [bɪˈhəʊld]

vb -holds, -holding, -held (often used in the imperative to draw attention to something) Archaic or literary

to look (at); observe

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

beholder  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

behold - see with attention; "behold Christ!" lay eyes on see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

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behold

verb (Archaic or literary) look at, see, view, eye, consider, study, watch, check, regard, survey, witness, clock (Brit. slang), examine, observe, perceive, gaze, scan, contemplate, check out (informal), inspect, discern, eyeball (slang), scrutinize, recce (slang), get a load of (informal), take a gander at (informal), take a dekko at (Brit. slang), feast your eyes upon He was a joy to behold.

Translations

behold [bɪˈhəʊld] (beheld (pt, pp)) VT (liter) → contemplar
behold! → ¡mire!
behold the results! → ¡he aquí los resultados!
see also lo

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behold [bɪˈhəʊld] [beheld] [bɪˈhɛld] (pt, pp) vt → apercevoir, voir

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behold pret, ptp <beheld>

vt (liter) → sehen, erblicken (liter); behold! → und siehe (da); (Rel) → siehe; behold thy servant → siehe deinen Diener

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behold [bɪˈhəʊld] (beheld (pt, pp)) vt (old) (liter) → scorgere, vedere

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behold [bɪˈhəʊld] (beheld (pt, pp)) vt (old) (liter) → scorgere, vedere

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behold

v behold [biˈhəuld]

to see What a sight to behold! iets om te aanskou يُشاهِدُ ، يُعايِنُ виждам spatřit, vidět se; skue erblicken βλέπω, αντικρίζω ver, contemplar vaatama, nägema دیدن nähdä voir לִרְאְוֹת निहारना vidjeti, pogledati megpillant lihat sjá, líta vedere 見る 지켜보다 išvysti ieraudzīt; redzēt melihat aanschouwen se, (be)skue ujrzeć ver a vedea созерцать vidieť, zočiť videti posmatrati se, skåda เห็น görmek, bakmak 看見，注視 бачити دیکھنا ، ملاحظہ کرنا nhìn ngắm 见到