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v. i. To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look; to see. [ 1913 Webster ]

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . . . a lamb as it had been slain. Rev. v. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. [ Old p. p. of behold, used in the primitive sense of the simple verb hold. ] Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted. [ 1913 Webster ]

But being so beholden to the Prince. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who beholds; a spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Obliged; beholden. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]