beholding Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun perception by means of the eyes
    seeing; visual perception.
  2. verb see with attention
    behold; lay eyes on.
    • behold Christ!

WordNet


Be*hold"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Obliged; beholden. Obs.
    I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. Robynson (More's Utopia).
    So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. Fuller.
Be*hold"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. Shak.

Webster 1913