uphold

up·hold

U0131400 (ŭp-hōld′)tr.v. up·held (-hĕld′), up·hold·ing, up·holds 1. To hold aloft; raise: upheld the banner proudly.2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support: beams that uphold the roof.3. To maintain or affirm: uphold a standard of behavior. See Synonyms at support.

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up·hold′er n.

uphold

(ʌpˈhəʊld) vb (tr) , -holds, -holding or -held1. to maintain, affirm, or defend against opposition or challenge2. to give moral support or inspiration to3. rare to support physically4. to lift up upˈholder n

up•hold

(ʌpˈhoʊld)

v.t. -held, -hold•ing. 1. to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism. 2. to keep up or keep from sinking; support. 3. to lift upward; raise. [1175–1225] up•hold′er, n.

uphold

Past participle: upheld
Gerund: upholding

Imperative
uphold
uphold

Present
I uphold
you uphold
he/she/it upholds
we uphold
you uphold
they uphold

Preterite
I upheld
you upheld
he/she/it upheld
we upheld
you upheld
they upheld

Present Continuous
I am upholding
you are upholding
he/she/it is upholding
we are upholding
you are upholding
they are upholding

Present Perfect
I have upheld
you have upheld
he/she/it has upheld
we have upheld
you have upheld
they have upheld

Past Continuous
I was upholding
you were upholding
he/she/it was upholding
we were upholding
you were upholding
they were upholding

Past Perfect
I had upheld
you had upheld
he/she/it had upheld
we had upheld
you had upheld
they had upheld

Future
I will uphold
you will uphold
he/she/it will uphold
we will uphold
you will uphold
they will uphold

Future Perfect
I will have upheld
you will have upheld
he/she/it will have upheld
we will have upheld
you will have upheld
they will have upheld

Future Continuous
I will be upholding
you will be upholding
he/she/it will be upholding
we will be upholding
you will be upholding
they will be upholding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been upholding
you have been upholding
he/she/it has been upholding
we have been upholding
you have been upholding
they have been upholding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been upholding
you will have been upholding
he/she/it will have been upholding
we will have been upholding
you will have been upholding
they will have been upholding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been upholding
you had been upholding
he/she/it had been upholding
we had been upholding
you had been upholding
they had been upholding

Conditional
I would uphold
you would uphold
he/she/it would uphold
we would uphold
you would uphold
they would uphold

Past Conditional
I would have upheld
you would have upheld
he/she/it would have upheld
we would have upheld
you would have upheld
they would have upheld

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	uphold - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"preserve, carry on, continue, bear onresume, restart, re-start - take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"hang in, persevere, persist, hang on, hold on - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"go forward, proceed, continue - move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"perpetuate - cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth"sustain, keep up, prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"mummify - preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"hold, keep, maintain - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"continue, go on, keep, go along, proceed - continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
	2.	uphold - stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or idealsdefend, fend for, support - argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
	3.	uphold - support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"maintainvindicate, justify - show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"reassert, confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"

uphold

verb1. support, back, defend, aid, champion, encourage, maintain, promote, sustain, advocate, stand by, stick up for (informal) upholding the artist's right to creative freedom2. confirm, support, sustain, endorse, approve, justify, hold to, ratify, vindicate, validate The crown court upheld the magistrate's decision.

uphold

verb1. To move (something) to a higher position:boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear, take up, uplift, upraise, uprear.2. To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty:bolster, buoy (up), prop, support, sustain.3. To sustain the weight of:bear, carry, hold, support.4. To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support.Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.

Translations

支持确认维持

uphold

(apˈhəuld) – past tense, past participle upˈheld (-ˈheld) – verb1. to support (a person's action). His family upholds (him in) his present action. 支持 支持2. to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc). The decision of the judge was upheld by the court. 確認 确认3. to maintain (eg a custom). The old traditions are still upheld in this village. 維持 维持