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   behold

   /bɪˈhəʊld/

   verb

   • 1. see or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature): archaic, literary "behold your lord and prince!"

   Word Origin Old Englishbihaldan, from bi- ‘thoroughly’ + haldan ‘to hold’. Parallel Germanic words have the sense ‘maintain, retain’; the notion of ‘looking’ is found only in English.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • D

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