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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beholding \Be*hold"ing\, n. The act of seeing; sight; also that which is beheld. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Behold \Be*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheld}(p. p. formerly {Beholden}, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr & vb n. {Beholding}.] [OE. bihalden biholden AS behealdan to hold have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold keep akin to G. behalten to hold keep See {Hold}.] To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at to regard with the eyes. When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num. xxi. 9. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. --John. i. 29. Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beholding \Be*hold"ing\, a. Obliged; beholden. [Obs.] I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. --Robynson (More's Utopia). So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. --Fuller. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beholding n : perception by means of the eyes [syn: {visual perception}, {seeing}]
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