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   Be·hold

   /bəˈhōld/

   

   verb

   • 1. see or observe (a thing or person, especially a remarkable or impressive one): archaic, literary "the botanical gardens were a wonder to behold"

   Word Origin Old Englishbihaldan, from bi- ‘thoroughly’ + haldan ‘to hold’. Parallel Germanic words have the sense ‘maintain, retain’; the notion of ‘looking’ is found only in English.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • D

     2

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