Behold vs Notice - What's the difference?
behold | notice |
To see, or to look at.
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The act of observing; perception.
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*:Athelstan Arundel walked homeHe walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them.
*(Isaac Watts) (1674-1748)
*:How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons?
(lb) A written or printed announcement.
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(lb) A formal notification or warning.
(senseid) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
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(lb) A published critical review of a play or the like.(rfex)
(lb) Prior notification.
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*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:Ihave given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here.
(lb) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
To observe or take notice of.
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As verbs the difference between behold and notice
is that behold is to see, or to look at while notice is to observe or take notice of.As a noun notice is
the act of observing; perception.behold
English
Verb
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 ofDerived terms
* beholder ** eye of the beholderReferences
* * English irregular verbs ----notice
English
Noun
(en noun)- The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice .
Derived terms
* short noticeVerb
(notic)- So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
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