v. t.
When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. Num. xxi. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John. i. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]
n., The state of being obliged or beholden. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]