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    uphold
    /ʌpˈhəʊld/

    verb

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  2. Uphold means to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision is correct. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms, pronunciation and translations.

  3. Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb uphold, which means to give support to or to keep elevated. Find out how to use uphold in legal contexts and related phrases.

  4. UPHOLD meaning: 1. to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made…. Learn more.

  5. Uphold means to support something that you think is right and make sure that it continues to exist. It can also mean to agree with a previous decision or a request in a court of law. See examples, synonyms and pronunciation.

  6. When you uphold something, you stick up for or support it. Police officers are paid to uphold the law, and crazy Elvis fans uphold their belief that he's still alive out there somewhere.

  7. Uphold means to support and maintain something such as a law, a principle, or a decision. It can also mean to decide in favor of something or to lift something up. See synonyms, examples, and pronunciation of uphold.

  8. 1. If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it. [...] 2. If a court of law upholds a legal decision that has already been made, it decides that it was the correct decision. [...] More. Conjugations of 'uphold' present simple: I uphold, you uphold [...] past simple: I upheld, you upheld [...]