Antonyms for behold

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bih-hohld

Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈhoʊld

Definition of behold

Origin : Old English bihaldan (West Saxon behealdan) "give regard to, hold in view," also "to keep hold of, to belong to," from be- + haldan, healdan (see hold). Related: Beheld; beholding. A common West Germanic compound, cf. Old Saxon bihaldan "hold, keep," Old Frisian bihalda, Old High German bihaltan, German behalten, but "[t]he application to watching, looking, is confined to English" [OED].

verb regard; look at

Example sentences :

And the third time I said, 'Behold the winged separates from that which hath no wings.'
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

The voice again said, 'Behold the winged separates from that which hath no wings!'
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

When the sun arose in the morning he did not say "Behold another day."
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

Behold me with staff and scrip, footing it merrily in the Land of Pardons.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

If we could not enter the land of Canaan, we could at least behold it from Mount Pisgah.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

The cover was removed, and, behold, a beautiful cauliflower!
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

The old folks fell on their knees to thank him; but, behold!
Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

He lifted his head from his hands, in which he had hidden it, and, behold!
Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

On taking off the thick brown paper which enveloped it, behold!
Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Synonyms for behold

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