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behold

Speech parts

1. behold - Verb

2. behold - Interjection

Meaning

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

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John the Baptist

The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue. Edward R. Murrow

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself. Walt Whitman

Talk of the wolf and behold his skin. Portuguese Proverb

If at noon the King declares it is night, behold the stars. Moroccan Proverb

Behold the iguana puffing itself out to make itself a man! South African Proverb

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