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behold

2 syllables · also beheld, beholden
verbinterjection
Quick answer

As a verb, behold means look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively. As an interjection, it means look, a call of attention to something.

Meanings of behold

6 meanings

verb

  1. To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.

  2. To contemplate (someone or something).

  3. To look.

  4. See with attention

    “behold Christ!”

    Similar: lay eyes on

interjection

  1. Look, a call of attention to something

  2. Lo!

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: see with attention
lay eyes on

Words that rhyme with behold

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