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I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Meaning of "uphold" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPHOLD

uphold  [ʌpˈhəʊld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPHOLD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uphold 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 uphold in English.

WHAT DOES UPHOLD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uphold in the English dictionary

The first definition of uphold in the dictionary is to maintain, affirm, or defend against opposition or challenge. Other definition of uphold is to give moral support or inspiration to. Uphold is also to support physically.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UPHOLD

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 uphold
you would uphold
he/she/it would uphold
we would uphold
you would uphold
they would uphold
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 uphold
you would have uphold
he/she/it would have uphold
we would have uphold
you would have uphold
they would have uphold
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 UPHOLD


ahold
əˈhəʊld
behold
bɪˈhəʊld
buttonhold
ˈbʌtənhəʊld
chokehold
ˈtʃəʊkˌhəʊld
copyhold
ˈkɒpɪˌhəʊld
foothold
ˈfʊtˌhəʊld
freehold
ˈfriːˌhəʊld
handhold
ˈhændˌhəʊld
hold
həʊld
household
ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld
leasehold
ˈliːsˌhəʊld
overhold
ˌəʊvəˈhəʊld
overwithhold
ˌəʊvəwɪðˈhəʊld
pot-holed
ˈpɒthəʊld
roothold
ˈruːtˌhəʊld
stranglehold
ˈstræŋɡəlˌhəʊld
stronghold
ˈstrɒŋˌhəʊld
subthreshold
sʌbˈθrɛʃhəʊld
toehold
ˈtəʊˌhəʊld
withhold
wɪðˈhəʊld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPHOLD

upheap
upheapings
upheaval
upheave
upheaving
upheld
uphill
uphillward
uphoard
uphoist
upholder
upholster
upholstered
upholsterer
upholsteries
upholstery
upholstress
uphoord
uphove
uphroe

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPHOLD

absolute threshold
difference threshold
fingerhold
Japanese stranglehold
lifehold
Meyerhold
nuclear threshold
on hold
opposition hold
stokehold
threshold
throttlehold
wrestling hold

Synonyms and antonyms of uphold in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UPHOLD»

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

Translation of «uphold» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPHOLD

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

Translator English - Chinese

维护
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sostener
570 millions of speakers

English

uphold
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

को बनाए रखने के
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دعم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отстаивать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defender
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমর্থন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire respecter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

menegakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wahren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

支持する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

법 원칙 등을 유지하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngajeni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

duy trì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலைநிறுத்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समर्थन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sürdürmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

difendere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podtrzymywać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відстоювати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

susține
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποστηρίζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

handhaaf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upprätthålla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opprettholde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uphold

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPHOLD»

The term «uphold» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.195 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPHOLD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «uphold» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «uphold» 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 uphold

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10 QUOTES WITH «UPHOLD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uphold.
1
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.
2
John O. Brennan
When we uphold the rule of law, our counterterrorism tools are more likely to withstand the scrutiny of our courts, our allies, and the American people.
3
Paul Broun
The Constitution I uphold and defend is the one I carry in my pocket all the time, the U.S. Constitution. I don't know what Constitution that other members of Congress uphold, but it's not this one. I think the only Constitution that Barack Obama upholds is the Soviet constitution, not this one.
4
Paul Broun
When I was sworn in the Marine Corps in 1964, when I was sworn into Congress, I swore to uphold the Constitution against enemies, both foreign and domestic. We have a lot of domestic enemies of - of the Constitution, those who want to pervert it, those who want to change it.
5
John Cornyn
Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability.
6
Richard Curtis
The key factor is whether the agent is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives, which screens its members and requires them to uphold a Canon of Ethics.
7
Maximillian Degenerez
A brainy person does not abuse copyright; instead they respect it and uphold it.
8
Sarah Ferguson
The queen and I always got on well, still do; I uphold everything Her Majesty represents, has given up her life for. It's her duty. For her country, she's selfless to the grave.
9
Oscar Fernandes
Things said by political parties are different from the decisions of the government which are taken to uphold the rule of law. The government takes decisions that are best for the country.
10
Anne Frank
I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPHOLD»

Discover the use of uphold in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uphold and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clinical Guidelines in Family Practice
Primary Care book for health Care Providers.
Constance R. Uphold, Mary Virginia Graham, 2003
2
Clinical Guidelines in Adult Health
Primary Care Book for health providers.
Constance R. Uphold, Mary Virginia Graham, 2003
3
To Uphold the World
'To Uphold The World Should Serve As A Source Of Great Inspiration . . . It Is My Hope And Prayer That Readers Today May Be Inspired By This Tale Of A Powerful Ruler To Find Ways To Contribute To Making The World . . .
Bruce Rich, 2008
4
A Reputation to Uphold
Out of the frying pan and into the fire… When designer Eva St. George, branded wild and shameless by the media, is caught with tycoon Dante Vitale, it's guaranteed to make the headlines.
Victoria Parker, 2013
5
Upholding Democracy: The United States Military Campaign in ...
Operation Uphold Democracy demonstrated several aspects of the considerable progress that has been made by the United States in joint warfighting during the 1990s. Interoperability of multiservice forces reached a new plateau during the ...
John R. Ballard, 1998
6
Invasion, Intervention, "intervasion": A Concise History of ...
A Concise History of the U.S. Army in Operation Uphold Democracy Walter Edward Kretchik. Uphold. Democracy: A. Comparative. Summary. and. Conclusion. Walter E. Kretchik The United States possesses a long and contentious history of ...
Walter Edward Kretchik, 1998
7
The English Reformation: How It Came About, and Why We ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Cunningham Geikie, 2012
8
Judging in Good Faith
This book is concerned with the ethics of judging in courts of law. Professor Burton analyzes the grounds, content, and force of a judge's legal and moral duties to uphold the law. He defends two primary theses.
Steven J. Burton, 1994
9
Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to ...
INTRODUCTION All teachers are expected to uphold the values of their profession, and this is expressed in England, e.g. in the Professional Code of the General Teaching Council for England <http://vvrww.gtce.org.uk>, and in the Standards ...
Susan Anne Capel, Marilyn Leask, Tony Turner, 2005
10
An Approach to Rights: Studies in the Philosophy of Law and ...
They have vastly oversimplified both the nature of legal rights and the motives of those who uphold or downpull the law. 1 . THE NATURE OF RIGHTS Take, as one example, my legal right to personal security, my right not to be personally ...
Carl Wellman, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPHOLD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uphold is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Report: NFL requests NYC court to uphold Tom Brady appeal ruling
It's one thing to sue someone. It's another thing to sue someone who's going to sue you before they can even file a lawsuit. And it looks like Roger Goodell and ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Supreme Court upholds use of controversial execution drug
The court also divided 5-4 in cases upholding congressional districts drawn by independent commissions and calling into question first-ever limits on mercury ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
3
Justices uphold Arizona's system for redistricting
New interns run with a decision across the plaza of the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday June 29, 2015. On Monday, the court upheld Arizona ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jun 15»
4
Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies, President Says …
The U.S. Supreme Court sided today with the Obama administration over its major healthcare overhaul, upholding federal subsidies across the country. In a 6-3 ... «ABC News, Jun 15»
5
Supreme Court Upholds Obama's Health-Law Subsidies
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a pillar of the Affordable Care Act, rescuing for the second time the most ambitious social program in ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
6
Justices Uphold Denial of Visa to Afghan Husband of American …
WASHINGTON — In a fractured 5-to-4 decision with no majority opinion, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to second-guess the denial of a visa on national ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
7
Obama Confident Supreme Court Will Uphold Health-Insurance …
President Barack Obama expressed confidence that the Supreme Court would uphold subsidies millions of consumers use to buy health insurance, and at the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
8
Saudi court upholds blogger's 10 years and 1000 lashes
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has upheld the sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years of imprisonment on blogger Raif Badawi, despite a foreign outcry. «BBC News, Jun 15»
9
Baker Botts Seeks To Uphold Bar On $41M Malpractice Award
Law360, Houston (May 27, 2015, 9:27 PM ET) -- Baker Botts LLP has asked the Dallas Court of Appeals to uphold a jury's verdict from last year relieving them of ... «Law360, May 15»
10
Voters in Arkansas Tourist Town Uphold Anti-Discrimination Law
Residents in the small Arkansas tourist town Eureka Springs voted Tuesday to uphold an ordinance to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation or ... «New York Times, May 15»

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