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    Meaning of “beheld” in the English Dictionary

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    beheldverb

    uk ​ /bɪˈheld/ us ​ /bɪˈheld/

    › past simple and past participle of behold

    Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

    Using the eyes

    • before your very eyes idiom
    • bore
    • breathe
    • come to sb's attention/notice idiom
    • eye
    • feast
    • gawk
    • get a load of that! idiom
    • get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
    • glance
    • keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
    • look-see
    • observational
    • ogle
    • out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
    • passer-by
    • rest
    • sneak
    • squint
    • visual

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    (Definition of “beheld” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

    Translations of “beheld”
     
    • in Portuguese
    • in Chinese (Simplified)
    • in Turkish
    • in Russian
    • in Chinese (Traditional)
    • in Polish
    • passado e particípio passado de “behold”…

    • 看见, 注视…

    • farkına varmak, görmek fiilinin 2. hali…

    • прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. от гл. behold…

    • 看見, 注視…

    • -…

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