behold

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈhəʊld/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈhoʊld/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi hōld)

Inflections of 'behold' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
beholds
v 3rd person singular
beholding
v pres p
beheld
v past
beheld
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
behold [sth] vtr literary (see, observe)mirar vtr
  observar vtr
  (literario)contemplar vtr
 We were in awe when we first beheld the Rocky Mountains.
 Estábamos asombrados cuando miramos las Montañas Rocosas por primera vez.
Behold! interj literary (look, see) (ES)mirad interj
  mira interj
  (AR, UY)mirá interj
  (ustedes)miren interj
 Behold! I bring you tidings of great joy.
 ¡Mirad! ¡Les traigo un torrente de alegría!
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
lo and behold expr (expression of surprise)he aquí, hete aquí expr
  (coloquial)oh sorpresa expr
  (ES: coloquial)mira por dónde, mira tú por dónde expr
 I was just saying that I hadn't seen Nick for ages, and lo and behold, I got a text message from him.
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'behold' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: literary, dated, humorous: was (definitely, certainly) a sight to behold, literary, dated: behold the [beauty, power, complexity] of, literary, dated: a [pleasure, delight] to behold, more...

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