behold
/bɪˈhəʊld
/verb (past and past participle beheld /bɪˈhɛld/) [with object, often in imperative] archaic or literary
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...
- Hardly had I seated myself when my eyes beheld a child staring accusingly at me.
- 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.
- Make sure the audience beholds you, not your gown.
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
- magnesium
- magnesium carbonate
- magnesium chloride
- magnesium flare
- magnesium oxide
- magnesium ribbon
- magnesium sulfate
- magnesium sulphate
- magnesium trisilicate
- magnet
- magnetar
- magnetarium
- magnet house
- magnetic
- magnetically
- magnetic anomaly
- magnetic anthill
- magnetic axis
- magnetic bottle
- magnetic brake
- magnetic bubble
- magnetic circuit
- magnetic compass
- magnetic course
- magnetic dip