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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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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

But ordinary Russians beheld the Lockshins’ bright, hopeful faces on the news with disbelief and derision.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

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

Maira, then, and Klymene, and that detested queen, Eriphyle, who betrayed her lord for gold ... but how name all the women I beheld there, daughters and wives of kings?

From "The Odyssey" by Homer