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Meaning of lo and behold | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C1

Definitions

Used to express surprise.

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Examples

Here was I sat down, full of Love and Respect to write my dearest Friends a dutiful and loving letter, when lo, and behold! I was made happy by the receipt of yours.”
“1995, Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice : The Farseer Trilogy Book 1, Del Rey Mass Market Edition, p. 117. And when Regal and I rode down to get it, lo and behold, it's from Patience, to tell us Chivalry's dead.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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