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Pronunciation : Be*hold", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld ( (p. p. formerly Beholden (
Part of Speech : now
Etymology : [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See Hold.]
Definition : Defn: To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes. When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Num. xxi. 9. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John. i. 29.

Syn. -- To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.

used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. Beholding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Be*hold"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913