beheld

[ bih-held ]
/ bɪˈhɛld /
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verb

simple past tense and past participle of behold.

OTHER WORDS FROM beheld

un·be·held, adjective

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Definition for beheld (2 of 2)

behold
[ bih-hohld ]
/ bɪˈhoʊld /

verb (used with object), be·held, be·hold·ing.

to observe; look at; see.

interjection

look; see: And, behold, three sentries of the King did appear.

Origin of behold

before 900; Middle English beholden, Old English behaldan to keep. See be-, hold1

SYNONYMS FOR behold

1 regard, gaze upon, view; watch; discern.
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OTHER WORDS FROM behold

be·hold·a·ble, adjective be·hold·er, noun un·be·hold·a·ble, adjective

Words related to beheld

spy, consider, scan, catch, see, witness, discern, eye, flash, note, notice, spot, regard, watch, perceive, contemplate, observe, descry, distinguish, earmark

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British Dictionary definitions for beheld (1 of 2)

beheld
/ (bɪˈhɛld) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of behold

British Dictionary definitions for beheld (2 of 2)

behold
/ (bɪˈhəʊld) /

verb -holds, -holding or -held (often used in the imperative to draw attention to something) archaic, or literary

to look (at); observe

Derived forms of behold

beholder, noun

Word Origin for behold

Old English bihealdan; related to Old High German bihaltan, Dutch behouden; see be-, hold