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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Behold \Be*hold"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Beheld}(p. p. formerly {Beholden}, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beholding}.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See {Hold}.] To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes.
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.
Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Beholding \Be*hold"ing\, noun The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Beholding \Be*hold"ing\, adjective Obliged; beholden. [Obs.]
I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. --Robynson (More's Utopia).
So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. --Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
beholding
noun: perception by means of the eyes [syn: {visual perception}, {seeing}]
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