uphold
/ˌʌpˈhəʊld/ verbo C1En español: elevar, levantar, sustentar, sostener
- To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
- To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling.
- To support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned).
He/she/it upholds · Pasado upheld · Participio pasado upheld · Forma en -ing upholding
Formas del verbo
- Forma base
- uphold
- He/she/it
- upholds
- Pasado
- upheld
- Participio pasado
- upheld
- Forma en -ing
- upholding
Un verbo irregular: apréndete de memoria su pasado y su participio pasado.
De la biblioteca
“Marilla Cuthbert, you don’t mean to say that you are upholding her in such a terrible display of temper as we’ve just seen?” demanded Mrs.
Now, should any letters or other documents of a compromising character be found upon him, will it not be taken for granted that all who uphold him are his accomplices?”
The king is either a king or no king; if he be acknowledged as sovereign of France, he should be upheld in peace and tranquillity; and this can best be effected by employing the most inflexible agents to put down every attempt at conspiracy—’tis the best and surest means of preventing mischief.”
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