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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Beholding — Be*hold ing, n. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beholding — Behold Be*hold , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheld}(p. p. formerly {Beholden}, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beholding}.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beholding — be·hold || bɪ həʊld v. see, observe, view, perceive … English contemporary dictionary
beholding — be·hold·ing … English syllables
beholding — noun perception by means of the eyes • Syn: ↑visual perception, ↑seeing • Derivationally related forms: ↑see (for: ↑seeing) • Hypernyms: ↑perception … Useful english dictionary
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