uphold
(Inglês)
- 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 vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned)
Freqüência
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˌʌpˈhəʊld/
Etimologia (Inglês)
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”).
stand upright
persist in
insist on
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