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behold
What does behold mean?
behold (verb): see with attention.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use behold in a sentence?
- Behold the champion! (Tatoeba sentence #12845692 by rul, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce behold?
/bɪˈhoʊld/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does behold come from?
From Middle English biholden, from Old English behealdan (“to hold, possess, preserve, belong, keep, observe, look at, take care, beware, be cautious, restrain, act, behave”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to behold
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “behold” mean?
see with attention
Right! That's what “behold” means.
to mend, to repair
Not quite: that's what fix means.
to endure, undergo
Not quite: that's what suffer means.
to multiply by two
Not quite: that's what double means.
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