behold

1. 1

   To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.transitive

   • I was working in the lab late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight For my monster, from his slab, began to rise And suddenly, to my surprise He did the Mash He did the Monster Mash.
   • Beg not for mercy. Behold, blackened sky. Against mine chaos, even gods will die!
2. 2

   To contemplate (someone or something).transitive

3. 3

   To look.intransitive

   • Lo and behold.

1. 1

   look, a call of attention to something

2. 2

   lo!

syn. lo