Beheld

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Beheld \Be*held"\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Behold}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Behold \Be*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheld}(p. p. formerly
     {Beholden}, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Beholding}.] [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}.]
     To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with
     the eyes.
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           When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num.
                                                    xxi. 9.
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           Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
           the world.                               --John. i. 29.
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     Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  behold
       v : see with attention; "behold Christ!" [syn: {lay eyes on}]
       [also: {beholden}, {beheld}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  beheld
       See {behold}