behold

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From Middle English beholden, from Old English behealdan (to hold, have, occupy, possess, guard, preserve, contain, belong, keep, observe, consider, behold, look at, gaze on, see, signify, avail, effect, take care, beware, be cautious, restrain, act, behave), from Proto-Germanic *bihaldanan (to hold with, keep), equivalent to be- +‎ hold. Cognate with Dutch behouden (to keep, restrain, preserve), German behalten (to keep, restrain, remember), Danish and Norwegian beholde (to keep).

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behold (third-person singular simple present beholds, present participle beholding, simple past beheld, past participle beheld or rarely beholden)

  1. (transitive) To see, or to look at.

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  • IPA: /behɔl/, [b̥eˈhʌlˀ]

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From Middle Low German beholt, behalt.

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behold

  1. (archaic) haven, refuge
    i beholdsafe, intact, left (remaining)
    i god beholdsafe, safely, safe and sound, safe and well
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See beholde (to keep)

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behold

  1. imperative of beholde
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