transcription, транскрипция: [ bi-ˈhōld, bē- ]
verb
( be·held -ˈheld ; -hold·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, to keep, behold, from Old English behealdan, from be- + healdan to hold
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1. : to perceive through sight or apprehension : see
2. : to gaze upon : observe
intransitive verb
— used in the imperative especially to call attention
• be·hold·er noun