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Definition of Behold
1. Verb. See with attention. "They behold themselves"; "Behold Christ!"
Definition of Behold
1. v. t. To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.
2. v. i. To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see.
Definition of Behold
1. Verb. (transitive) To see, or to look at. ¹
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Definition of Behold
1. to view [v -HELD, -HOLDING, -HOLDS] - See also: view
Lexicographical Neighbors of Behold
Literary usage of Behold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New TestamentsEnglish language (1815)
"... ft яп,1 behold, no« lie luth taken awav mv ... ukc a "* of ^ ^- im, behold,
thy brother bfau, ..."
2. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes by Robert Burton (1836)
"17. shall behold the King in his glory : then shall we be perfectly enamored,
have a full fruition of it, desire, "behold and love him alone, ..."
3. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1853)
"... nay, od altered ; and, perusing , I might behold the colour of her fresh ...
about which, in manner of a garter, I might behold these let- ters, ..."