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behold - What does it mean?

Definition of 'behold'

English

Verb

  • To see, or to look at.
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  • |title=(The Celebrity)|chapter=8 |passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;

    Usage notes

    Rarely used in informal speech. The past participle beholden now has a meaning detached from the other forms of the word.

    Synonyms

    * get a load of

    Derived terms

    * beholder ** eye of the beholder

    References

    * * English irregular verbs ----