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beholds

VERB

regard; look at

Synonyms

STRONG

catch consider contemplate descry discern distinguish earmark eye eyeball flash note notice observe perceive regard scan see spot spy survey view watch witness

WEAK

feast one's eyes lay eyes on

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelieve discard disregard forget ignore look away miss misunderstand neglect overlook

Example Sentences

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Arriving at the high point of the journey, elevation-wise, Ms. Kessler beholds the Cruz de Ferro, an iron cross regarded as an important source of spiritual uplift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

In the Phaedrus, Plato describes the soul sprouting and growing wings when it beholds something beautiful.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

“Whenever there is desire, one beholds the manifestations.“

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2020

Two-thirds into “Drifts” the narrator realizes she is pregnant, and as she beholds her “exquisitely tender and changing body” her diction stoops slightly into the hackneyed.

From New York Times • May 19, 2020

The Bard beholds the work achieved, And as he sees the shadow rise, Sublime before his wondering eyes, Starts at the image his own mind conceived.

From The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) by Knowles, John