Definitions for behold
bɪˈhoʊldbe·hold

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. behold, lay eyes onverb

   see with attention

   "behold Christ!"

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1. beholdverb

   To see, or to look at.

   Etymology: From beholden, from behealdan, from bihaldanan, equivalent to . Cognate with behouden, behalten, and beholde.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Beholdverb

   to have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes

2. Beholdverb

   to direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see

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1. Behold

   Behold is a brand of furniture polish produced by Nakoma Products, LLC. Behold furniture polish and Endust dusting aid were previously produced by Sara Lee. When Drackett was sold to S. C. Johnson & Son in 1992, these two products, Endust and Behold, were sold to Sara Lee. In 2010 the product lines Endust and Behold were sold to Nakoma Products LLC. Located in Coal City, Illinois. The company introduced a new glass cleaner and oven/grill cleaner under the Behold brand name in 2012. S. C. Johnson produces Pledge, a similar product to Behold. William R. Johnson, now president of H.J. Heinz, was assistant brand manager for Behold at Drackett, 1974-1977. The National Institutes of Health household products database lists Behold as containing propane and butane and naphtha. Propane and isobutane blends are used as propellants for household cleaners. Aerosol furniture polishes apply a thin layer of silicone oils, rather than the thicker, more durable layer of solid waxes. Fine furniture craftsmen warn that the silicone oils can penetrate through tiny cracks in the finish and make eventual refinishing very difficult.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Behold

   be-hōld′, v.t. to look upon: to contemplate.—v.i. to look: to fix the attention:—pa.t. and pa.p. beheld′.—imper. or interj. see! lo! observe!—adj. Behold′en, bound in gratitude: obliged (with to).—n. Behold′er, one who beholds: an onlooker.—adj. Behold′ing (Shak.), beholden.—n. (Shak.) sight, contemplation. [A.S. behealdan, to hold, observe—pfx. be-, and healdan, to hold.]

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1. Alex

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of behold in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of behold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of behold in a Sentence

1. Louise Sattler:

   Well, lo and behold, kids in the neighborhood found out there was a 'parent-free zone' and it all ended up in disaster.

2. John Hagee:

   God says in Jeremiah 16 :' Behold, I will bring them the Jewish people again unto their land that I gave to their fathers. ... Behold, I will send for many fishers, and after will I send for many hunters,'.

3. Lucretius:

   Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part of yours in peril.

4. Vulgate:

   Behold the man. (Ecce Homo)

5. William Shakespeare:

   For we which now behold these present days have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.

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