behold C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /bɪˈhoʊld/ UK /bɪˈhəʊld/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to see or observe, especially something remarkable Behold the towers of the ancient city at dawn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to see or observe,... seeobserveviewregardwitnesscontemplateperceive ↔ Opposites overlookignore Word family Derived forms beholderbeholdingbeheld Related forms hold Etymology AI details From Old English behealdan ('to hold, keep, watch, observe'), from be- + healdan ('to hold'). The sense narrowed from 'to keep in view' to 'to look at'. be- Old English healdan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # behold **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /bɪˈhoʊld/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈhəʊld/ ## Meanings 1. to see or observe, especially something remarkable ## Examples - Behold the towers of the ancient city at dawn. ## Synonyms - see - observe - view - regard - witness - contemplate - perceive ## Antonyms - overlook - ignore ## Derived Forms - beholder - beholding - beheld ## Related Forms - hold ## Roots and Affixes - Root: be- - Root: healdan ## Etymology From Old English behealdan ('to hold, keep, watch, observe'), from be- + healdan ('to hold'). The sense narrowed from 'to keep in view' to 'to look at'. ## AI Etymology Behold is from Old English behealdan ('to hold, keep, watch, observe'), from be- + healdan ('to hold'). The sense narrowed from 'to keep in view' to 'to look at'. Important recorded forms include be- (Old English) and healdan (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to see or observe, especially something remarkable. The wider family includes derived forms such as beholder, beholding, and beheld and related words such as hold. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown