behold
Take in visually
Behold means to see or observe, with a sense of wonder or significance attached to the seeing.
It survives mainly in religious and literary contexts: Behold, I bring you good tidings.
The command behold! directs attention to something remarkable.
A beholder is one who sees—hence beauty is in the eye of the beholder, meaning perception depends on the observer.
Fixed, intent look
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- regardAttentive consideration given
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- surveySystematic data collection
watch · look · see · perceive · discern · witness · glimpse · peer
Archaic attention-getter
- verilyArchaic word for certainly
- witnessOne who attests
- attendBe present at
- markVisible impression or sign
hark · hearken · see · perceive · regard · consider · look upon
Reverent fear and wonder
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- spectacleVisually striking event
majesty · grandeur · sublime · splendor · breathtaking · magnificent · glorious · resplendent
gaze
Fixed, intent look
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- regardAttentive consideration given
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
survey · watch · look · see · perceive · discern · witness · glimpse · peer · stare
lo
Archaic attention-getter
mark · hark · hearken · see · perceive · regard · consider · look upon
awe
Reverent fear and wonder
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
spectacle · majesty · grandeur · sublime · splendor · breathtaking · magnificent · glorious · resplendent · transcendence
unveil
Reveal something hidden
display · present · show · appear · emerge · materialize · dawn · unfold · uncover · expose
- eye of the beholderWhere judgment varies personally
- lo and beholdExclamation announcing surprise
- sight to beholdRemarkable thing to witness
- lo and behold!Exclamation of surprise
beholder, beholden, beholding, beholds, beholders, unbeholden