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Definition of behold in English: beholdverbbeheld bɪˈhəʊldbəˈhoʊld archaic, literary with object, often in imperative See or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature) behold your lord and prince! the botanical gardens were a wonder to behold Example sentencesExamples - We were laughing with each other a little when we entered, but then our eyes looked up and we saw what beheld us in the living room.
- Chloe beheld a middle-aged man of medium build with a fading brown beard fringing his face.
- The very sight of Loch Lomond ennobles the spirit of all who behold it, even if they're messing it up.
- She smiled as she beheld her friends and her children, all seated at the round table.
- I actually still remember the exact table we were sitting at when we first opened it and beheld the wonders inside.
- At dawn this morning, I looked out the window into the snowy mist and there with my very own eyes beheld the culprit at last.
- And for the first hour or so, it was all quite beguiling and an impressive spectacle to behold.
- Hardly had I seated myself when my eyes beheld a child staring accusingly at me.
- It was there, in those ancient precincts, that I beheld a blinding light descending upon me.
- He beheld the image for a few moments before concentrating his gaze lower.
- That's how massive it was - easily the biggest fish that I and everyone else who beheld it had ever seen.
- His effect on her was, if anything, more powerful than it had been the first time she beheld him.
- Make sure the audience beholds you, not your gown.
- They hiked part way up the mountain and beheld a spectacular view.
- Will's face softened with warmth and affection as he beheld his son for the first time.
- It was a grand sight to behold him in his dressing-gown composing a menu.
- Behold how most fair is Mary to the one who beholds her, and how loveable these things of hers to the ones who are capable of discerning.
- In the frosty air they beheld smoke arising from a spot in the centre of the bog at Ratheskin, and towards it they proceeded with caution.
- Her eyes were loving and strong as they beheld her husband, her warrior, who was to risk his life in battle once more.
- As such the film evokes the pleasure of beholding an actor perform a part with nothing forced in it, one that Michael Caine dons like a favorite suit.
Synonyms look at, see, observe, view, watch, survey, gaze at, gaze upon, stare at, scan, witness, regard, contemplate, inspect, eye catch sight of, glimpse, spot, spy, notice, make out, discern, perceive take note of, pay attention to, mark, remark, consider, pay heed to informal clap eyes on, lay eyes on, set eyes on, have/take a gander at, have a squint at, get a load of, check out, gawp at, size up British informal have/take a dekko at, have/take a butcher's at, have/take a shufti at, clock North American informal eyeball literary espy, descry look, see, lo Latin ecce
Origin Old English bihaldan, from bi- 'thoroughly' + haldan 'to hold'. Parallel Germanic words have the sense 'maintain, retain'; the notion of 'looking' is found only in English. Rhymes bold, cold, enfold, fold, foretold, gold, hold, mould (US mold), old, outsold, scold, self-controlled, sold, told, uncontrolled, undersold, unpolled, uphold, withhold, wold Definition of behold in US English: beholdverbbəˈhoʊldbəˈhōld literary, archaic with object, often in imperative See or observe (a thing or person, especially a remarkable or impressive one) the botanical gardens were a wonder to behold Example sentencesExamples - They hiked part way up the mountain and beheld a spectacular view.
- Will's face softened with warmth and affection as he beheld his son for the first time.
- Hardly had I seated myself when my eyes beheld a child staring accusingly at me.
- His effect on her was, if anything, more powerful than it had been the first time she beheld him.
- In the frosty air they beheld smoke arising from a spot in the centre of the bog at Ratheskin, and towards it they proceeded with caution.
- Her eyes were loving and strong as they beheld her husband, her warrior, who was to risk his life in battle once more.
- Make sure the audience beholds you, not your gown.
- And for the first hour or so, it was all quite beguiling and an impressive spectacle to behold.
- I actually still remember the exact table we were sitting at when we first opened it and beheld the wonders inside.
- It was a grand sight to behold him in his dressing-gown composing a menu.
- Chloe beheld a middle-aged man of medium build with a fading brown beard fringing his face.
- As such the film evokes the pleasure of beholding an actor perform a part with nothing forced in it, one that Michael Caine dons like a favorite suit.
- It was there, in those ancient precincts, that I beheld a blinding light descending upon me.
- She smiled as she beheld her friends and her children, all seated at the round table.
- At dawn this morning, I looked out the window into the snowy mist and there with my very own eyes beheld the culprit at last.
- He beheld the image for a few moments before concentrating his gaze lower.
- Behold how most fair is Mary to the one who beholds her, and how loveable these things of hers to the ones who are capable of discerning.
- That's how massive it was - easily the biggest fish that I and everyone else who beheld it had ever seen.
- The very sight of Loch Lomond ennobles the spirit of all who behold it, even if they're messing it up.
- We were laughing with each other a little when we entered, but then our eyes looked up and we saw what beheld us in the living room.
Synonyms look at, see, observe, view, watch, survey, gaze at, gaze upon, stare at, scan, witness, regard, contemplate, inspect, eye look, see, lo
Origin Old English bihaldan, from bi- ‘thoroughly’ + haldan ‘to hold’. Parallel Germanic words have the sense ‘maintain, retain’; the notion of ‘looking’ is found only in English. |