English-Thai Dictionary

behold

VI ฟัง หรือ ดู  fang-rue-du

 

behold

VT เห็น  แลดู  สังเกตเห็น  notice see hen

 

beholden

ADJ เป็นหนี้บุญคุ ณ  pen-ne-bun-kun

 

beholder

N ผู้ มองเห็น  phu-mong-hen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEHOLD

v.t.pret. and pp. beheld' [L. observo, from servo, to keep. ] 1. To fix the eyes upon; to see with attention; to observe with care.
Behold the lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29.
2. In a less intensive sense, to look upon; to see.
When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Numbers 21:9.

 

BEHOLD

v.i.To look; to direct the eyes to an object. And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne, a lamb, as it had been slain. Revelation 5:6.
1. To fix the attention upon an object; to attend; to direct or fix the mind.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. Revelation 3:2 . Behold is much used in this manner for exciting attention, or admiration. It is in the imperative mode, expressing command, or exhortation; and by no means a mere exclamation.

 

BEHOLDEN

pp. or a.beholdn. [The participle of behold, to keep, guard, or bind. See Behold. ] Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.
Little are we beholden to your love.

 

BEHOLDER

n.One who beholds; a spectator; one who looks upon, or sees.

 

BEHOLDING

ppr. Fixing the eyes upon; looking on; seeing. 1. Fixing the attention; regarding with attention.
2. Obligation. [Not used. ]
3. Obliged. Bacon on Love. A mistaken use of the word for beholden.

 

BEHOLDINGNESS

n.The state of being obliged. [An error, and not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BEHOLD

Be *hold ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld ( (p. p. formerly Beholden (,now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. Beholding. ] Etym: [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. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

BEHOLD

BEHOLD Be *hold ", v. i.

 

Defn: To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, ... a lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6.

 

BEHOLDEN

Be *hold "en, p. a. Etym: [Old p. p. of behold, used in the primitive sense of the simple verb hold. ]

 

Defn: Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted. But being so beholden to the Prince. Tennyson.

 

BEHOLDER

BEHOLDER Be *hold "er, n.

 

Defn: One who beholds; a spectator.

 

BEHOLDING

BEHOLDING Be *hold "ing, a.

 

Defn: 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.

 

BEHOLDING

BEHOLDING Be *hold "ing, n.

 

Defn: The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. Shak.

 

BEHOLDINGNESS

BEHOLDINGNESS Be *hold "ing *ness, n.

 

Defn:, The state of being obliged or beholden. [Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

behold

be hold |biˈhōld bəˈhoʊld | ▶verb ( past and past participle beheld |-ˈheld | ) [ with obj. often in imperative ] archaic or literary see or observe (a thing or person, esp. a remarkable or impressive one ): behold your king! | the botanical gardens were a wonder to behold . PHRASES beauty is in the eye of the beholder see beauty. DERIVATIVES be hold er noun ORIGIN Old English bihaldan, from bi- ‘thoroughly ’ + haldan ‘to hold. ’

 

beholden

be hold en |biˈhōldən bəˈhoʊldn | ▶adjective [ predic. ] owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service: I don't like to be beholden to anybody. ORIGIN late Middle English: former past participle of behold, in the otherwise unrecorded sense ‘bound. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

behold

be ¦hold |bɪˈhəʊld | ▶verb ( past and past participle beheld |bɪˈhɛld | ) [ with obj. ] [ often in imperative ] archaic or literary see or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature ): behold your lord and prince! | the botanical gardens were a wonder to behold . DERIVATIVES beholder noun ORIGIN Old English bihaldan, from bi- ‘thoroughly ’ + haldan ‘to hold ’. Parallel Germanic words have the sense ‘maintain, retain ’; the notion of ‘looking ’ is found only in English.

 

beholden

be |holden |bɪˈhəʊld (ə )n | ▶adjective [ predic. ] owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service: I don't like to be beholden to anybody. ORIGIN late Middle English: archaic past participle of behold, in the otherwise unrecorded sense ‘bound ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

behold

behold verb literary no eyes beheld them: see, observe, view, look at, watch, survey, witness, gaze at /upon, regard, contemplate, inspect, eye; catch sight of, glimpse, spot, spy, notice; informal clap eyes on, have /take a gander at, get a load of, eyeball; literary espy, descry. ▶exclamation archaic behold, the prince returns! look, see; archaic lo.

 

beholden

beholden adjective Welles was determined to be his own man, beholden to no one: indebted, in someone's debt, obligated, under an obligation; grateful, owing a debt of gratitude.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

behold

behold verb literary the orchids are a sight to behold: look at, see, observe, view, watch, survey, gaze at, gaze upon, stare at, scan, witness, regard, contemplate, inspect, eye; catch sight of, glimpse, spot, spy, notice, make out, discern, perceive; take note of, pay attention to, mark, remark, consider, pay heed to; informal clap eyes on, lay eyes on, set eyes on, have /take a gander at, have a squint at, get a load of, check out, gawp at, size up; Brit. informal have /take a dekko at, have /take a butcher's at, have /take a shufti at, clock; N. Amer. informal eyeball; literary espy, descry. ▶exclamation archaic behold, here I am! look, see, lo; Latin ecce.

 

beholden

beholden adjective I don't like to be beholden to anybody: indebted, obligated, under an obligation, obliged, bound, duty-bound, honour-bound; owing a debt of gratitude, grateful, thankful, appreciative; in someone's debt, owing someone thanks.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

behold

be hold /bɪhóʊld /動詞 (→hold 1 )他動詞 ｟古 文 ｠…を見る, ながめる (!しばしば命令形, 特にLo and ～の形で ) .

 

beholden

be hold en /bɪhóʊld (ə )n /形容詞 ｟文 ｠〖be ～〗〈人が 〉【人に /事に対して 】恩義をうけて, 借りがあって «to /for » .

 

beholder

be h ó ld er 名詞 C 見る人 ▸ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder .｟ことわざ ｠美は見る者の目に宿る .