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be·hold
(bĭ-hōld′)v.tr. To see, look upon, or gaze at: I beheld a figure in the distance. See Synonyms at see1.
v.intr. Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.
[Middle English biholden, from Old English behaldan : be-, be- + healdan, to hold.]
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behold
(bɪˈhəʊld) (often used in the imperative to draw attention to something) vb, -holds, -holdingor-held
[Old English bihealdan; related to Old High German bihaltan, Dutch behouden; see be-, hold]
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be•hold
(bɪˈhoʊld)v. be•held, be•hold•ing,
interj. v.t. interj.
2. look; see.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English behaldan to keep. See be-, hold1]
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behold
Past participle: beheld
Gerund: beholding
| Imperative |
|---|
| behold |
| behold |
| Present |
|---|
| I behold |
| you behold |
| he/she/it beholds |
| we behold |
| you behold |
| they behold |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I beheld |
| you beheld |
| he/she/it beheld |
| we beheld |
| you beheld |
| they beheld |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am beholding |
| you are beholding |
| he/she/it is beholding |
| we are beholding |
| you are beholding |
| they are beholding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have beheld |
| you have beheld |
| he/she/it has beheld |
| we have beheld |
| you have beheld |
| they have beheld |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was beholding |
| you were beholding |
| he/she/it was beholding |
| we were beholding |
| you were beholding |
| they were beholding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had beheld |
| you had beheld |
| he/she/it had beheld |
| we had beheld |
| you had beheld |
| they had beheld |
| Future |
|---|
| I will behold |
| you will behold |
| he/she/it will behold |
| we will behold |
| you will behold |
| they will behold |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have beheld |
| you will have beheld |
| he/she/it will have beheld |
| we will have beheld |
| you will have beheld |
| they will have beheld |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be beholding |
| you will be beholding |
| he/she/it will be beholding |
| we will be beholding |
| you will be beholding |
| they will be beholding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been beholding |
| you have been beholding |
| he/she/it has been beholding |
| we have been beholding |
| you have been beholding |
| they have been beholding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been beholding |
| you will have been beholding |
| he/she/it will have been beholding |
| we will have been beholding |
| you will have been beholding |
| they will have been beholding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been beholding |
| you had been beholding |
| he/she/it had been beholding |
| we had been beholding |
| you had been beholding |
| they had been beholding |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would behold |
| you would behold |
| he/she/it would behold |
| we would behold |
| you would behold |
| they would behold |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have beheld |
| you would have beheld |
| he/she/it would have beheld |
| we would have beheld |
| you would have beheld |
| they would have beheld |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Verb | 1. | behold - see with attention; 'behold Christ!' see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; 'You have to be a good observer to see all the details'; 'Can you see the bird in that tree?'; 'He is blind--he cannot see' |
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behold
verb(Archaic or literary)look at, see, view, eye, consider, study, watch, check, regard, survey, witness, clock(Brit. slang), examine, observe, perceive, gaze, scan, contemplate, check out(informal), inspect, discern, eyeball(slang), scrutinize, recce(slang), get a load of(informal), take a gander at(informal), take a dekko at(Brit. slang), feast your eyes uponHe was a joy to behold.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
behold
verbTo apprehend (images) by use of the eyes:Scots: ken.
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spatřitvidět
ieraudzītredzēt
behold
[bɪˈhəʊld] (beheld (pt, pp)) VT (liter) → contemplarbehold! → ¡mire!
behold the results! → ¡he aquí los resultados!
A Sight To Behold Gojira
see alsolo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
behold
[bɪˈhəʊld]
[beheld] [bɪˈhɛld]
(pt, pp) vt → apercevoir, voirCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
behold
pret, ptp <beheld>vt (liter) → sehen, erblicken(liter); behold! → und siehe (da); (Rel) → siehe; behold thy servant → siehe deinen Diener
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
behold
[bɪˈhəʊld] (beheld (pt, pp)) vt (old) (liter) → scorgere, vedereCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
behold
(A Sight To Behold Ffxiv
biˈhəuldWhat A Site To Behold
) – past tense, past participle beheld (biˈheld) – verb to see. What a sight to behold! iets om te aanskou يُشاهِدُ ، يُعايِنُ виждам ver spatřit, vidět erblicken se; skue βλέπω, αντικρίζωver, contemplar vaatama, nägema دیدن nähdä voir לִרְאְוֹת निहारना vidjeti, pogledati megpillant lihat sjá, líta vedere 見る 지켜보다 išvysti ieraudzīt; redzēt melihat aanschouwense, skueujrzeć کتل، پام کول ver a vedea созерцать vidieť, zočiť videti posmatrati se, skåda เห็น görmek, bakmak 看見，注視 бачити دیکھنا ، ملاحظہ کرنا nhìn ngắm 见到
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