Definizione monolingua

uphold

uphold (third-person singular simple present upholds, present participle upholding, simple past upheld, past participle upheld or archaic upholden)

1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
   • 1899, John Dryden, Geoffrey Chaucer, Percival Chubb, Drydens Palamon and Arcite^[1], page 5:

     The mournful train/ Echoed her grief, [...]/ With groans, and hands upheld, to move his mind, /Besought his pity to their helpless kind

2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
   • 1769, The King James Bible, Proverbs 29:23:

     A mans pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

   • 1623, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King John, Act V, Scene iv:

     That misbegotten devil, Falconbridge, /In spite of spite, alone upholds the day.

3. To support by approval or encouragement.
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 18:

     but there was still a connexion upheld among the different ideas, which succeeded each other.

Definizione dizionario uphold

	sostenere
	to support

	confermare
	to support

	difendere
	to support

appoggiare

conservare

continuare

durare

poggiare

Altri significati:

To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

To support by approval or encouragement.

To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.