Uphold — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌphˈoʊld/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌphˈəʊld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌphˈəʊld/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌphˈoʊld/.

Examples

preserve the peace in the family
continue the family tradition
Carry on the old traditions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

carry on maintain continue bear on preserve

Antonyms

discontinue

Parts of Speech

verb	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last “preserve the peace in the family”
verb	stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
verb	support against an opponent “The appellate court upheld the verdict”

Word Forms

upholder	noun	someone who upholds or maintains
preservation	noun	the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufrechterhalten

in unverändertem Zustand halten oder erhalten; Grund zum Bleiben oder Fortbestehen

🇫🇷French

maintenir

conserver ou maintenir dans un état inchangé ; faire rester ou durer

🇪🇸Spanish

defender

conservar o mantener en condiciones inalteradas; causar que permanezca o dure

🇮🇹Italian

sostenere

conservare o mantenere in condizioni inalterate; causa di rimanere o durare

🇳🇱Dutch

hooghouden

in ongewijzigde staat houden of handhaven; oorzaak blijven of duren

🇵🇹Portuguese

defender

manter ou manter em condições inalteradas; fazer com que permaneça ou dure

🇷🇺Russian

поддерживать

сохранять или поддерживать в неизмененном состоянии; причина остаться или продлиться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कायम रखना

अपरिवर्तित स्थिति में रखना या बनाए रखना; बने रहने या बने रहने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

বজায় রাখা

অপরিবর্তিত অবস্থায় রাখা বা বজায় রাখা; থাকার বা শেষ হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலைநிறுத்தவும்

மாறாத நிலையில் வைத்திருத்தல் அல்லது பராமரித்தல்; நிலைத்திருக்க அல்லது நீடிக்க காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలబెట్టు

మారని స్థితిలో ఉంచండి లేదా నిర్వహించండి; ఉండటానికి లేదా చివరిగా ఉండటానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

राखणे

अपरिवर्तित स्थितीत ठेवणे किंवा राखणे; राहण्यासाठी किंवा टिकण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાળવી રાખવું

અપરિવર્તિત સ્થિતિમાં રાખો અથવા જાળવી રાખો; રહેવાનું અથવા ટકી રહેવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎತ್ತಿಹಿಡಿಯಿರಿ

ಬದಲಾಗದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಿ; ಉಳಿಯಲು ಅಥವಾ ಉಳಿಯಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയർത്തിപ്പിടിക്കുക

മാറ്റമില്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥയിൽ സൂക്ഷിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരിപാലിക്കുക; നിലനിൽക്കാനോ നിലനിൽക്കാനോ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਕਰਾਰ ਰੱਖਣਾ

ਅਣ-ਬਦਲਿਆ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਇਮ ਰੱਖਣਾ; ਰਹਿਣ ਜਾਂ ਆਖਰੀ ਰਹਿਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

برقرار رکھنا

غیر تبدیل شدہ حالت میں رکھنا یا برقرار رکھنا؛ باقی رہنے یا آخری ہونے کا سبب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚持

保持或维持未改变的状态；导致留下或持续

🇯🇵Japanese

支持する

変更されていない状態で維持または維持する。残る、または続く原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

받치다

변경되지 않은 상태로 유지하거나 유지합니다. 남아있거나 지속되게 만든다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủng hộ

giữ hoặc duy trì trong tình trạng không thay đổi; nguyên nhân để duy trì hoặc kéo dài

🇹🇭Thai

ส่งเสริม

รักษาหรือรักษาให้อยู่ในสภาพไม่เปลี่ยนแปลง ทำให้คงอยู่หรือคงอยู่ต่อไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

menegakkan

menjaga atau memelihara dalam kondisi tidak berubah; menyebabkan tetap atau bertahan

🇵🇭Filipino

panindigan

panatilihin o panatilihin sa hindi nabagong kondisyon; dahilan upang manatili o tumagal

🇲🇾Malay

menegakkan

menyimpan atau mengekalkan dalam keadaan tidak berubah; menyebabkan kekal atau kekal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التمسك

الاحتفاظ بها أو الحفاظ عليها في حالة دون تغيير؛ سبب لبقائه أو استمراره

🇮🇷Persian

حفظ کردن

حفظ یا نگهداری در شرایط بدون تغییر؛ باعث باقی ماندن یا ماندگاری شود

🇹🇷Turkish

desteklemek

değiştirilmemiş durumda tutmak veya muhafaza etmek; kalmasına veya sürmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לקיים

לשמור או לשמור במצב ללא שינוי; לגרום להישאר או להימשך

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The primary meaning of 'uphold' is 'keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last'.

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