uphold

Significado (Inglés)

  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 vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned)

Frecuencia

C2
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˌʌpˈhəʊld/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

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”).

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