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beheld

[bih-held] / bɪˈhɛld /
ADJECTIVE
observed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attended checked detected noticed realized recognized
STRONG
ascertained contemplated descried discerned discovered espied examined found heard heeded inspected marked noted perceived regarded revealed scrutinized seen surveyed viewed watched
WEAK
looked at
Antonyms
WEAK
abandoned desecrated forgotten unnoticed unperceived unseen
ADJECTIVE
optic
Synonyms
STRONG
ocular optical
WEAK
discernible imaged observable observed perceptible seeable seen viewable viewed visible visional
ADJECTIVE
visual
Synonyms
STRONG
ocular optic optical
WEAK
discernible imaged observable observed perceptible seeable seen viewable viewed visible visional

Example Sentences

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Two wardrobe changes meant that we beheld three glittering gowns in all, beginning with the fluffy canary-yellow number she emerged in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025

At least, it did until very recently, when we fully beheld the wretched manifestations of Meta’s desperate A.I. push.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2025

She hiked uphill from her riverside worksite and beheld a vista of sheer mountain slopes unbroken by rivers or streams.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

When we first beheld our most important Wolf-Rayet target, a star designated WR 104, on a computer monitor, it was a shimmering spiral that resembled a weirdly distorted Christmas bauble.

From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023

Then suddenly he beheld his sister Éowyn as she lay, and he knew her.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien