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- pronunciation:
- bih
hold
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b
hold
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, interjection
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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.- synonyms:
- observe, see, survey, view
- similar words:
- contemplate, eye, note, notice, perceive, peruse, remark, scrutinize
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related words: |
discern, discover, regard, see, sight, witness |
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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
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related words: |
look |
derivation: |
beholder (n.) |
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