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behold

[bih-hohld]

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verb (used with object)

to observe; look at; see.

interjection

look; see: And, behold, three sentries of the King did appear.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English beholden, Old English behaldan to keep. See be-, hold¹

Related forms

be·hold·a·ble, adjective

be·hold·er, noun

un·be·hold·a·ble, adjective

Synonyms
1. regard, gaze upon, view; watch; discern.

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Example Sentences

Landscapes, no less than people, are transformed by the eyes that behold them.

Biomedical innovation has stalled, but behold the awesome power of the buck-toothed mole.

No doubt the look of immediate buyer's remorse would be priceless to behold.

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Landscapes, no less than people, are transformed by the eyes that behold them.

Biomedical innovation has stalled, but behold the awesome power of the buck-toothed mole.

No doubt the look of immediate buyer's remorse would be priceless to behold.

The reflection in the eye of one of these little chicks was a wonder to behold.

Behold the future of atomic energy in a comic book from the dawn of the atomic age.

In addition to being data-laden, though, these images are simply wonderful to behold.

Behold a few glimpses of the amazing stuff they're doing.

Behold the uniquely human insanity of a man flying with a jet strapped to his back.

To behold the world and the human mind up close is.

The freelance economy is an amazing thing to behold.

And are on the precipice of slide to something awful to behold.

Then put a crick in your neck to behold the venerable columns of the big.

And lo and behold they are finding a lot more infections than anybody realized were there, and that is likely to continue.

Behold one of humanity's marks on our neighborhood, solar panels.

It says so on the boxOpen the lid and behold the astral-blue board, the set of.

It's an even bigger shock when you behold a tiny baby in your arms.

But more than anything, there is nothing more precious to behold than the children in the schools that tourist dollars build.

And lo and behold these mice navigated the maze twice as fast as mice who received no bacteria.

Behold corporate logos for hard times: not emblems of distant behemoths, but faces of friends.

Some reviewers are dolts, not smart enough to see the merit that is in plain sight for all to behold.

And the modern human heart is certainly something to behold.

Behold the reasoning ability of the typical pro-choice advocate.

Behold the power of a stupid narrative, which seems impervious to evidence.

The disoriented mind pronouncing itself whole is always a wonder to behold.

He seized every waking moment of his life with an exuberance that was lovely to behold.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and it is a joy to behold.

To behold the world and the human mind up close is also, somehow, to mourn for them a little.

Behold the future of atomic energy in a comic book from the dawn of the atomic.

It is a delight to behold and a splendid commentary on what has made our country something so special.

And lo and behold she has learned things she otherwise would not have.

Choreographic phrases that were pleasant to behold had surprisingly little impact.

Hoven, as the hoodwinker to end them all, is something to behold.

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World English Dictionary

behold (bɪˈhəʊld)

—vb , -holds, -holding, -held
	to look (at); observe

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

be'holder

—n

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Word Origin & History

behold

O.E. bihaldan (W.Saxon behealdan) "give regard to, hold in view," also "to keep hold of, to belong to," from bi- "by" + haldan, healdan (see hold).

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"If I go forward, he is not there; or backward, I cannot perceive him; on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him; I turn to the right, but I cannot see him."

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