behold
be·hold
verb \bi-ˈhōld, bē-\be·held\-ˈheld\be·hold·ing
Definition of BEHOLD
transitive verb
1
: to perceive through sight or apprehension : see
2
: to gaze upon : observe
intransitive verb
—used in the imperative especially to call attention
— be·hold·er noun
See Examples of BEHOLD
- Those who have beheld the beauty of the desert never forget it.
- <to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth>
Origin of BEHOLD
Middle English, to keep, behold, from Old English behealdan, from be- + healdan to hold
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to BEHOLD
Synonyms: appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, comprehend, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
Antonyms: miss
Near Antonyms: misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand
Rhymes with BEHOLD
acold, age-old, ahold, all told, bifold, billfold, black gold, blindfold, blue mold, bread mold, choke hold, controlled, Cotswold, cuckold, eightfold, enfold, fanfold, fivefold, fool's gold, foothold, fourfold, freehold, gatefold, go gold, green mold, handhold, head cold, household, ice-cold, infold, knock cold, leaf mold, leasehold, make bold, ninefold, old gold, onefold, on hold, pinfold, potholed, roothold, scaffold, sheepfold, sixfold, slime mold, stokehold, stone-cold, stronghold, take hold, tenfold, threefold, threshold, toehold, twice-told, twofold, unfold, unmold, untold, uphold, white gold, whole-souled, withhold
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