Synonyms for behold
bɪˈhoʊldbe·hold

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1. beholdverb

   Synonyms:
   get a load of

2. beholdverb

   To see, or to look at.

   Synonyms:
   get a load of

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1. behold

   What we discern we see apart from all other objects; what we discriminate we judge apart; what we distinguish we mark apart, or recognize by some special mark or manifest difference. We discriminate by real differences; we distinguish by outward signs; an officer is readily distinguished from a common soldier by his uniform. Objects may be dimly discerned at twilight, when yet we can not clearly distinguish one from another. We descry (originally espy) what is difficult to discover. Compare DISCOVER; LOOK.

   Synonyms:
   descry, discern, discriminate, distinguish, observe, perceive, recognize, see

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1. behold

   Synonyms:
   look, discern, regard, view, descry, look upon, gaze, contemplate, observe, see, scan, survey

   Antonyms:
   overlook, disregard, ignore, miss, blink, wink, connive

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1. behold, lay eyes onverb

   see with attention

   "behold Christ!"

   Synonyms:
   lay eyes on

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1. beholdverb

   Synonyms:
   see, observe, view, descry, discern, look upon, set one's eyes on

2. beholdinterj.

   Synonyms:
   see, look, observe, lo

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1. List of paraphrases for "behold":

   admire, embrace, look

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How to use behold in a sentence?

1. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

2. Toni Morrison:

   The Bluest Eye, beauty was not simply something to behold ; it was something one could do.

3. James Bryant Conant:

   Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

4. Secret Service Tim McCarthy:

   I turned toward where I thought the shots were coming from, attempted to make myself as big as I could and lo and behold, I was hit right in the chest.

5. Kelly Estes:

   Lo and behold, she isn't even with him, all of this happened for zero reason.