- the past tense and past participle of behold
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be•held
(bi held′),USA pronunciation v.
- pt. and pp. of behold.
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beheld /bɪˈhɛld/ vb
be•hold /bɪˈhoʊld/USA pronunciation
v., -held, -hold•ing, interj.
v. [~ + object]
interj.
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- to observe;
look at;
see:He beheld the splendor of the city before him.
interj.
- look;
see: And, behold, three sentries of the King did appear.
be•hold
(bi hōld′),USA pronunciation v., be•held, be•hold•ing, interj.
v.t.
interj.
be•hold′a•ble, adj.
be•hold′er, n.
v.t.
- to observe;
look at;
see.
interj.
- look;
see:And, behold, three sentries of the King did appear.
- Middle English beholden, Old English behaldan to keep. See be-, hold1 bef. 900
be•hold′er, n.
- 1. regard, gaze upon, view; watch; discern.
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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
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