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beholding

The correct spelling is beholding.

How to pronounce beholding

verb

Say it like: Beh-old-ing

The correct spelling is beholding. To see or look at, esp. appreciatively; to descry, look upon. For example: "From an early age, I had decided I wanted to be beholden to no one."

Usage Examples

From an early age, I had decided I wanted to be beholden to no one.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To see or look at, esp. appreciatively; to descry, look upon.
  2. 2.To look.
  3. 3.To contemplate.

adjective

  1. 1.Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.
  2. 2.Bound by external expectations, such as fashion or morality.

noun

  1. 1.The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.

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