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behold

be·hold

behold

 
 
pronunciation:
bih hold [or] b hold
parts of speech:
transitive verb, interjection
features:
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: beholds, beholding, beheld
definition: to see or observe.
She was the most beautiful child I ever beheld.When the rains finally came, the multitude of animals at the watering hole was an extraordinary sight to behold.He instantly beheld that the place had changed and nothing was as he remembered it.[verb + (that) + clause ]
synonyms:
observe, see, survey, view
similar words:
contemplate, eye, note, notice, perceive, peruse, remark, scrutinize
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part of speech: interjection
definition: look at or observe (used as an injunction or exclamation).
Behold the Queen in all her glory!
similar words:
voila
derivation: beholder (n.)
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