[bɪˈhəʊld], (Verb)

Definitions:
- see or observe (someone or something, especially of remarkable or impressive nature)
(e.g: behold your lord and prince!)


Phrases:

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