
Meaning of BEHOLD
| Pronunciation: | | bi'howld
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[v] see, as with attention |
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BEHOLD is a 6 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | lay eyes on |
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| | See Also: | | see | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Be*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheld}(p. p. formerly
{Beholden}, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Beholding}.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold,
have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G.
behalten to hold, keep. See {Hold}.]
To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with
the eyes.
When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num.
xxi. 9.
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world. --John. i. 29.
Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.
\Be*hold"\, v. i.
To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look;
to see.
And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . .
. a lamb as it had been slain. --Rev. v. 6.
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | catch sight of, clap eyes on, descry, discern, discover, distinguish, espy, glimpse, have in sight, ken, lay eyes on, look at, look on, look upon, make out, mark, NB, note, notice, observe, perceive, pick out, recognize, regard, remark, see, sight, spot, spy, take in, twig, view, witness |
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