Behold
[bɪ'həʊld] or [bɪ'hold]
Definition
(v. t.) To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.
(v. i.) To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see.
Typed by Juan
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. See, observe, view, descry, discern, look upon, set one's eyes on.
interj. See, look, observe, lo.
Editor: Omar
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Look, discern, regard, view, descry, look_upon, gaze, contemplate, observe,see, scan, survey
ANT:Overlook, disregard, ignore, miss, blink, wink, connive
Checker: Nathan
Definition
v.t. to look upon: to contemplate.—v.i. to look: to fix the attention:—pa.t. and pa.p. beheld′.—imper. or interj. see! lo! observe!—adj. Behold′en bound in gratitude: obliged (with to).—n. Behold′er one who beholds: an onlooker.—adj. Behold′ing (Shak.) beholden.—n. (Shak.) sight contemplation.
Checker: Susie
Examples
- And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They shall behold the antipodes of what is real--for I will appear to live--while I am--dead. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Behold the baits with which he fishes for souls, giving a poor space of earthly life in exchange for eternal happiness hereafter. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There was a golden surface on the brown cliffs but now, and behold they are only damp earth. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Now, behold Rose two years later. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- His anxiety, his eagerness, and affliction at this pass are pitiable to behold. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I remember, after having witnessed the destructive effects of a fire, I could not even behold a small one in a stove, without a sensation of fear. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- How can I describe my sensations on beholding it? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Have I the pleasure of again beholding Copperfield! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He appeared somewhat reassured, on beholding her in the same listless attitude from which he had first roused her. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Arabella, who was sitting at work, rose on beholding a stranger--a little confused--but by no means ungracefully so. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But Gerald looked back as he rowed, beholding her, forgetting what he was doing. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I chiefly fed mine eyes with beholding the destroyers of tyrants and usurpers, and the restorers of liberty to oppressed and injured nations. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Who can describe their horror and consternation on beholding me? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Mrs. Bagnet, with anguish, beholds one of them at a standstill before the fire and beginning to burn. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The clear, cold sunshine glances into the brittle woods and approvingly beholds the sharp wind scattering the leaves and drying the moss. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- On another occasion when reconnoitring thus she beheld two female figures walking in the vale. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I had never before beheld one killed by pestilence. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Then she is no rule for Mrs. Churchill, who is as thorough a fine lady as any body ever beheld. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The most extraordinary thing about the man was, that he was contorting his face into the most fearful and astonishing grimaces that ever were beheld. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Why, hermit, was the yeoman's first question as soon as he beheld the knight, what boon companion hast thou here? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I thank God, that I have beheld his throne, the heavens, and earth, his footstool. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Gerty felt the poverty, the insignificance of her surroundings: she beheld her life as it must appear to Lily. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Editor: Rhoda