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Lo vs Behold - What's the difference?

lo | behold |

As a noun lo

is wolf.

As a verb behold is

to see, or to look at.

lo

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lo, loo, from (etyl) . See also (l).

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (archaic) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

    • Contraction

    (head)
  • (colloquial) hello ('lo; see hallo)
    • Related terms
    * lo and behold

    Etymology 2

    Variant of low.

    Adjective

    (-)
    • Can you turn the fan down to lo ?
    Derived terms
    * lo-cal * lo-tech
    Related terms
    * hi * mid

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    behold

    English

    Verb

  • To see, or to look at.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;

    Usage notes

    Rarely used in informal speech. The past participle beholden now has a meaning detached from the other forms of the word.

    Synonyms

    * get a load of

    Derived terms

    * beholder ** eye of the beholder

    References

    * * English irregular verbs ----