uphold

Significado (Inglês)

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)

Conceitos

suportar

escorar

amparar

continuar

manter

sustenar

preservar

sustentar

conservar

defender

ajudar

guardar

homologar

prosseguir

ratificar

reclinar

sacolejar

encostar

amotinar

apoiar

arrimar

assistir

auxiliar

avançar

confirmar

Sinônimos

support

maintain

sustain

preserve

prop

back

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brace

back up

bolster

keep

second

2nd

continue

assert

espouse

protect

push

detain

esteem

hold up

conserve

stick to

grasp

prop up

save

worship

stand upright

defend

countenance

hold

aid

bear out

underpin

stand up for

bear on

sponsor

shore

stand by

store

unfold

respect

rest

assist

persist in

buttress

carry on

raise up

abide by

keep up

cling to

insist on

Traduções

soutenir

maintenir

sostener

mantener

sostenere

unterstützen

confirmer

appoggiare

appuyer

ondersteunen

apoyar

unterhalten

tueor

mantenere

υποστηρίζω

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˌʌpˈhəʊld/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: upholden

Cognato com holandês: ophouden

Cognato com alemão: aufhalten

Cognato com Middle Low German: upholt

Cognato com nórdico arcaico: upphald

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”).