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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

In the aria, Sara, Duchess of Nottingham, is hiding her tears from everyone but the audience as she beholds in the tragic tale of the Fair Rosamund a reflection of her own lovelorn grief.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2021

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2020

The reason gazes immediately on the eternal realities, by virtue of what was called "intellectual intuition," which beholds both subject and object as united in a single thought.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks