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The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day.
James Callaghan

Meaning of "upheld" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPHELD

upheld  [ʌpˈhɛld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPHELD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Upheld is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb upheld in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UPHELD

PRESENT

Present
I uphold
you uphold
he/she/it upholds
we uphold
you uphold
they uphold
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I upheld
you upheld
he/she/it upheld
we upheld
you upheld
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will uphold
you will uphold
he/she/it will uphold
we will uphold
you will uphold
they will uphold
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would upheld
you would upheld
he/she/it would upheld
we would upheld
you would upheld
they would upheld
Conditional continuous
I would be upholding
you would be upholding
he/she/it would be upholding
we would be upholding
you would be upholding
they would be upholding
Conditional perfect
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
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been upholding
you would have been upholding
he/she/it would have been upholding
we would have been upholding
you would have been upholding
they would have been upholding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you uphold
we let´s uphold
you uphold
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to uphold
Past participle
upheld
Present Participle
upholding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPHELD


beheld
bɪˈhɛld
celled
sɛld
Danegeld
ˈdeɪnˌɡɛld
eld
ɛld
fjeld
fjɛld
geld
ɡɛld
gelled
dʒɛld
held
hɛld
Krefeld
ˈkreɪfɛld
lapheld
ˈlæpˌhɛld
meld
mɛld
rocket-propelled
ˌrɒkɪtprəˈpɛld
seld
sɛld
shelled
ʃɛld
single-celled
ˌsɪŋɡəlˈsɛld
speld
spɛld
unparalleled
ʌnˈpærəˌlɛld
weld
wɛld
yeld
jɛld
Ziegfeld
ˈziːɡˌfɛld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPHELD

uphand
uphang
upheap
upheapings
upheaval
upheave
upheaving
uphill
uphillward
uphoard
uphoist
uphold
upholder
upholster
upholstered
upholsterer
upholsteries
upholstery
upholstress
uphoord

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPHELD

battlefield
Bielefeld
chesterfield
Enfield
field
Garfield
hand-held
hold the field
Huddersfield
in the field
leave the field
Mansfield
Sheffield
shield
Springfield
unwithheld
Wakefield
windshield
withheld
yield

Synonyms and antonyms of upheld in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UPHELD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «upheld» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of upheld

Translation of «upheld» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPHELD

Find out the translation of upheld to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of upheld from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «upheld» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坚持
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sostenido
570 millions of speakers

English

upheld
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सही ठहराया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أيدت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оставил в силе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confirmada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

upheld
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confirmé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ditegakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bestätigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

支持した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Upeti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

duy trì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உறுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समर्थन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

onadı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accolto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podtrzymana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залишив в силі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

admis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικύρωσε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gehandhaaf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

godtas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opprettholdt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upheld

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPHELD»

The term «upheld» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.002 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPHELD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «upheld» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «upheld» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about upheld

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10 QUOTES WITH «UPHELD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word upheld.
1
Peter Akinola
We are insisting and we will continue to insist that this faith of the church must continue to be upheld come rain, come fire. That is our position.
2
Richard V. Allen
The choice of personnel, perhaps the most important choice (because 'people are policy'), never proceeds according to plan, but there have been some successful transitions that upheld high standards.
3
Sean Brady
Looking back, I am ashamed that I have not always upheld the values that I profess and believe in.
4
James Callaghan
The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day.
5
Sarah Churchwell
Racism is an effect of slavery, not the other way around. Once slavery was abolished, not only did racism not disappear, neither did the economic system it upheld.
6
Caleb Cushing
This Republic was called into being, organized, and is upheld, by a great political doctrine.
7
Lloyd Cutler
And we made decisions on each of those matters which were ultimately upheld by the courts.
8
John Doolittle
America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.
9
King Felipe VI
Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
10
E. Stanley Jones
When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPHELD»

Discover the use of upheld in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upheld and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Upheld in the Battle: Living in Heroic Faith
Knowing Him and His glory and becoming like Him is at the forefront of the plans God has for us. This is our great discovery when we give up our hopes and dreams for Him to fashion a new life for us.
Linda Jo Reed, 2013
2
Queer Mobilizations: LGBT Activists Confront the Law
... ACLU ACLU, LLDEF Overturned Upheld (6-1) Upheld Upheld (3-0) Review Denied Upheld Pending Upheld Not Appealed Upheld Upheld (7-0) Overturned Overturned(0-6) Upheld Overturned (3-0) Overturned* (5-2) Overturned Overturned ...
Scott Barclay, Mary Bernstein, Anna-Maria Marshall, 2009
3
Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics
A review of the column percentages shows that 86% of the verdicts were upheld for Judge Luckett, while 88% of the verdicts were upheld for Judge Kendall. From this aggregated crosstabulation, we conclude that Judge Kendall is doing the ...
David Anderson, Dennis Sweeney, Thomas Williams, 2014
4
The Standard Upheld and Other Verses
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Morgan Shepard, 2010
5
Domestic Violence, Stalking, & Antistalking Legislation: An ...
3 5" CD CO 5[ Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Policy Development The model antistalking code development project has sought to formulate. Statute upheld Statute upheld Statute upheld Statute upheld Statute upheld Statute ...
Mary Graham, 1996
6
Understanding Undergraduates: Challenging Our Preconceptions ...
Table 8.1 All preconceptions from the study, categorized by type UPHELD NOT UPHELD DISTINCTIONS SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS: TEACHERS BELIEVED THAT SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS: In-class behaviours (3 out of 4 upheld) 1. are  ...
Celia Popovic, David A. Green (Ph. D.), 2012
7
Abortion Rates in the United States: The Influence of ...
Requirement that abortions after twelve weeks be performed in hospital ruled unconstitutional; requirement of a pathology report by the state upheld; a state requirement of a second physician's presence during a post-viability abortion upheld; ...
Matthew E. Wetstein, 1996
8
Law and the Shaping of the American Labor Movement
6. See infra Appendix A. 7. See infra Appendix A. Between 1885 and 1900, one law proscribing tenement labor was struck down; none were upheld. Five prohibiting discrimination against union members were invalidated; none were upheld.
William E. FORBATH, William E Forbath, 2009
9
The Emergence of Buddhism
United States (1905), which distinguished E.C. Knight and upheld the application of the Sherman Act to a price-fixing agreement between meat dealers bidding at stockyards. Under this approach. Congress could regulate activity at any point ...
Jacob N. Kinnard, 2006
10
The Power to Legislate
United States (1905), which distinguished E.C. Knight and upheld the application of the Sherman Act to a price-fixing agreement between meat dealers bidding at stockyards. Under this approach, Congress could regulate activity at any point ...
Richard E. Levy, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPHELD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term upheld is used in the context of the following news items.
1
2-year doping ban upheld against British boxer Kid Galahad
LONDON -- British boxer Kid Galahad, also known as Abdul Barry Awad, dropped his appeal of a two-year suspension for a positive test for the steroid ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
2
Sentence upheld: 25 years in jail for 80-year-old Miami imam
MIAMI (AP) — An 80-year-old Muslim cleric who was sentenced to 25 years in jail for financing the Taliban in Pakistan had his sentence upheld at the 11th U.S. ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
3
Conviction upheld for FIU student who fatally stabbed football player …
An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former Florida International University student who claimed self-defense in fatally stabbing an unarmed school ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
4
State wind turbine rules upheld
MADISON — The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state's wind turbine construction rules on Tuesday, saying they're valid even though regulators didn't ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jun 15»
5
'Who's Who' writer's conviction in NY sex abuse case upheld
NEW YORK (AP) — A court has upheld the conviction of a New York writer sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually abusing young women he lured from ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
6
Bill Bentley acquittal in Dziekanski perjury case upheld
Bill Bentley acquittal in Dziekanski perjury case upheld. Crown had appealed original verdict that acquitted Const. Bill Bentley of perjury. CBC News Posted: Jun ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
7
Share “Former Oklahoma legislators' bribery...”
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the political bribery convictions of former state Rep. Randy Terrill and former state Sen. Debbe Leftwich. «NewsOK.com, May 15»
8
Don Siegelman denied new trial: Bribery conviction, prison sentence …
The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Siegelman was not entitled to a new trial. The judges also upheld Siegelman's 78-month sentence. «AL.com, May 15»
9
$7.3M award owed to woman who discovered Lady Gaga upheld
A federal judge in New Jersey has upheld a $7.3 million award owed by Lady Gaga's first producer and former boyfriend to the Hollywood songwriter with whom ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
10
Srebrenica massacre verdicts upheld at war crimes tribunal
A judge at the UN Yugoslav tribunal has upheld the convictions of five men for their role in the Srebrenica massacre. Sentences for four of the men, high-ranking ... «BBC News, Jan 15»

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