uphold

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see also: Uphold

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌʌpˈhold/

Verb

uphold (upholds, present participle upholding; past upheld, past participle upheld)

1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
3. To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned)
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 18:

     but there was still a connexion upheld among the different ideas, which succeeded each other.

Translations

• Russian: поднимать
• Spanish: elevar, levantar

Translations

• Russian: поддерживать
• Spanish: sustentar, sostener

Translations

• French: soutenir
• Portuguese: suportar
• Russian: одобря́ть
• Spanish: sostener

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Uphold

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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