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. John Hagee:

   God says in Jeremiah 16 :' Behold, I will bring them the Jewish people again unto their land that I gave to their fathers. ... Behold, I will send for many fishers, and after will I send for many hunters,'.

3. Donald Trump:

   You're going to have these things happen and it's a horrible thing to behold, horrible.

4. Bing Bush:

   We were just coming down for a beach walk -- we come down here quite a bit -- and lo and behold there's a chopper on the beach, we thought maybe it was a movie shot or a movie set or something like that.

5. Kahlil Gibran:

   I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end.