behold

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.
2. (transitive) To contemplate (someone or something).
3. (intransitive) To look.

Intj

1. look, a call of attention to something
2. lo!

Synonyms

see

👀

observe

look at

look

view

perceive

notice

watch

⌚

espy

gaze

sight

here is

detect

here are

survey

catch sight of

sense

witness

lo

lay eyes on

descry

discover

glance

recognize

regard

review

goggle

eye

👁️

spot

spy

take a look

there

here you are

find

🔍

listen

gawp

discern

gaze at

catch

how good

get a load of

give on

spy out

watch attentively

spectate

perceive clearly

view as

have a look-see

admire

gaup

Translations

voir

👀

sehen

👀

βλέπω

ver

👀

waarnemen

aanschouwen

görmek

👀

mirar

erblicken

regarder

betrachten

guardare

zien

👀

observar

gadeslaan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈhəʊld/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: beholden

Inherited from Old English: behealdan

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: behoolde

Cognate with Dutch: behouden

Cognate with German: behalten

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Norwegian: beholde

Cognate with Swedish: behålla

In summary

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”).