Behold: behold – beheld – beheld

Irregular verb, level C1.

C1 · Advanced
Base form (V1)behold
Past simple (V2)beheld
Past participle (V3)beheld

Meaning

To see or look at something with attention.

Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
People came to behold the beautiful castle.

Past simple (V2)
She beheld the sea for the first time.

Past participle (V3)
I have never beheld such a beautiful view.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of behold.

Verbs that change the same way

Past simple and past participle are the same

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