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behold

be·hold [ bi hṓld ] (past and past participle be·held [ bi héld ], present participle be·hold·ing, 3rd person present singular be·holds)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
see: to see or observe something or somebody ( formal ) ( often used in commands )

[ Old English bihaldan< Germanic, "watch, guard"]

be·hold·er noun
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