Definition of BEHOLD

behold

Verb

Verb Forms: beheld, beholding, beholds

  • To see or observe a thing or person.
  • see with attention
    • "behold Christ!"
  • To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.
  • To contemplate (someone or something).
  • To look.

Intj

  • look, a call of attention to something
  • lo!

Examples

  • Behold, the perfect spot to play the word ’ZA’!

Origin / Etymology

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”), from Proto-West Germanic *bihaldan (“to hold with, keep”), equivalent to be- + hold. Cognate with Saterland Frisian behoolde (“to keep”), Dutch behouden (“to keep, restrain, preserve”), German behalten (“to keep, restrain, remember”), Danish and Norwegian beholde (“to keep”) and Swedish behålla (“to keep”).

Synonyms

lay eyes on, behold, clock, geek, kool, lo, look, regard, squizz, take a butcher's, take a dekko, take a gander, vada, viddy, view

Scrabble Score: 12

behold: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
behold: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
behold: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

behold: valid Words With Friends Word