uphold

Bedeutung (Englisch)

To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned)

support

maintain

stand upright

persist in

adhere to

persevere in

insist on

give an incentive

up hold

proceed with

Frequenz

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˌʌpˈhəʊld/

From Middle English upholden, equivalent to up- + hold. Compare Dutch ophouden (“to stop, cease, hold up”), German aufhalten (“to stop, halt, detain”). Compare also Middle Low German upholt, Old Norse upphald (“uphold, support”).