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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarybe·hold \bi-ˈhōld, bē-\ verb (be·held \-ˈheld\ ; -hold·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, to keep, behold, from Old English behealdan, from be- + healdan to hold DATE before 12th centurytransitive verb1. to perceive through sight or apprehension : see2. to gaze upon : observeintransitive verb— used in the imperative especially to call attention• be·hold·er nounEnglish Etymologybehold O.E. bihaldan (W.Saxon behealdan) "give regard to, hold in view," also "to keep hold of, to belong to," from bi- "by" + haldan, healdan (see hold).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7beholdbe·hold / bi5hEuld; NAmE bi5hould / verb(be·held / bi5held / , be·held) [VN] (old use or literary) to look at or see sb / sth 看；看见: Her face was a joy to behold. 她的容貌十分悦目。 They beheld a bright star shining in the sky. 他们看到了一颗明亮的星在天空中闪闪发光。 IDIOMS ⇨ see loWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedbe·hold\bə̇ˈhōld, bē-\ verb(be·held \-held\ ; beheld \“\ ; or archaic be·hold·en \-hōldən\ ; beholding ; beholds)Etymology: Middle English beholden to hold, keep, behold, from Old English behaldan, behealdan, from be- + haldan, healdan to hold — more at holdtransitive verb1. obsolete : to look at : examine closely : watch2. : to receive the impression of through or as if through visual means : see intently and fully : apprehend, experience < the author beholds life on earth as molded by forces that are blindly mechanical > < a truth … so central that it shall commend itself to the eye at whatever angle beholden — R.W.Emerson >intransitive verb1. obsolete : look2. — used in the imperative as an interjection especially to call attention < behold, he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him — Revelations 1: 7 (Authorized Version) >Synonyms: see see

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