Definition/Meaning of behold

• English - Verb: behold ( third-person singular simple present beholds , present participle beholding , simple past beheld , past participle beheld or ( rare ) beholden ) ( transitive ) To see , or to look at . 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…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English beholden , from Old English behealdan ( “ to hold , have , occupy , possess , guard , preserve , contain , belong , keep , observe , consider , behold , look at , gaze on , see , signify , avail , effect , take care , beware , be cautious , restrain , act , behave ” ), from Proto-Germanic *bihaldaną ( “ to hold with , keep ” ), equivalent to be- +‎ hold . Cognate with Dutch…
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /bɪˈhəʊld/ ( General American ) IPA (key) : /bɪˈhoʊld/
• English - References: behold in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co ., New York , 1911 behold in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913
• Danish - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /behɔl/ , [b̥eˈhʌlˀ]