behold

Meanings

Verb

see with attention
- "behold Christ!"
To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.
To contemplate (someone or something).
To look.

Intj

look, a call of attention to something
lo!

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

behold, clock, geek, kool, lay eyes on, lo, look, regard, squizz, take a butcher's, take a dekko, take a gander, vada, viddy, view

Scrabble Score: 12

behold is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
behold is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
behold is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

behold is a valid Words With Friends word