Behold

v. t.	1.	To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes. [imp. & p. p. Beheld ( ) (p. p. formerly Beholden ( ), now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. Beholding.] When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. - Num. xxi. 9. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. - John. i. 29.
v. i.	1.	To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain. - Rev. v. 6.

Verb

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behold - see with attention; "behold Christ!" Synonyms: lay eyes on

NB, catch sight of, clap eyes on, descry, discern, discover, distinguish, espy, glimpse, have in sight, ken, lay eyes on, look at, look on, look upon, make out, mark, note, pick out, recognize, regard, remark, sight, spot, spy, take in, twig, witness

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