uphold Who acts: decision, earlier decision, Police officers, referee, We, judge · What happens: uphold, be, make, keep, judge, say · To what, where: rule, tradition, decision, value, law, video · Speech: someone speaks here
«uphold» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: uphold in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To uphold a rule, law or tradition is to support it and make sure it is kept.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl det obj punct conj cc conj cop mark obj cc conj xcomp nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp punct root To PART uphold VERB a DET rule NOUN , PUNCT law NOUN or CCONJ tradition NOUN is AUX to PART support VERB it PRON and CCONJ make VERB sure ADJ it PRON is AUX kept VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 uphold mark 2 uphold uphold VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 support advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 rule det 4 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 2 uphold obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 law punct 6 law law NOUN Number=Sing 4 rule conj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 tradition cc 8 tradition tradition NOUN Number=Sing 4 rule conj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 support cop 10 to to PART _ 11 support mark 11 support support VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 support obj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 make cc 14 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 support conj 15 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 14 make xcomp 16 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 kept nsubj:pass 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 kept aux:pass 18 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 sure ccomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 11 support punct
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1 uphold to-infinitive a rule and law or tradition tree rules 2 is present support property tree rules 3 make infinitive sure property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 4 keep present · passive tradition vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
To uphold a decision is for a court or judge to say the earlier decision was correct and keep it.
The tree, 20 words mark det nsubj cop case det ccomp cc conj mark xcomp det amod nsubj cop ccomp cc conj obj punct root To PART uphold VERB a DET decision NOUN is AUX for ADP a DET court NOUN or CCONJ judge VERB to PART say VERB the DET earlier ADJ decision NOUN was AUX correct ADJ and CCONJ keep VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 uphold mark 2 uphold uphold VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 decision det 4 decision decision NOUN Number=Sing 8 court nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 court cop 6 for for ADP _ 8 court case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 court det 8 court court NOUN Number=Sing 2 uphold ccomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 judge cc 10 judge judge VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 uphold conj 11 to to PART _ 12 say mark 12 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 judge xcomp 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 decision det 14 earlier early ADJ Degree=Cmp 15 decision amod 15 decision decision NOUN Number=Sing 17 correct nsubj 16 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 correct cop 17 correct correct ADJ Degree=Pos 12 say ccomp 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 keep cc 19 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 say conj 20 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 keep obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 uphold punct
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1 uphold to-infinitive tree rules 2 is present a decision for a court tree rules 3 judge infinitive vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 say speech: assert to-infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 5 is past the earlier decision correct property tree rules 6 keep infinitive decision vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To uphold a value is to defend it and live by it.
mark advcl det obj cop mark obj cc conj case obl punct root To PART uphold VERB a DET value NOUN is AUX to PART defend VERB it PRON and CCONJ live VERB by ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 uphold mark 2 uphold uphold VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 defend advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 value det 4 value value NOUN Number=Sing 2 uphold obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 defend cop 6 to to PART _ 7 defend mark 7 defend defend VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 defend obj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 live cc 10 live live VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 defend conj 11 by by ADP _ 12 it case 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 live obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 defend punct
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1 uphold to-infinitive a value tree rules 2 is present defend property tree rules 3 live infinitive by value vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by it=Location
Example 1 Police officers uphold the law.
compound nsubj det obj punct root Police NOUN officers NOUN uphold VERB the DET law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Police police NOUN Number=Plur 2 officers compound 2 officers officer NOUN Number=Plur 3 uphold nsubj 3 uphold uphold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 law det 5 law law NOUN Number=Sing 3 uphold obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 uphold punct
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1 uphold present Police officers the law tree rules
Example 2 The referee upheld the decision after watching the video.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET referee NOUN upheld VERB the DET decision NOUN after SCONJ watching VERB the DET video NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 referee det 2 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 3 upheld nsubj 3 upheld uphold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 decision det 5 decision decision NOUN Number=Sing 3 upheld obj 6 after after SCONJ _ 7 watching mark 7 watching watch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 upheld advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 video det 9 video video NOUN Number=Sing 7 watching obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 upheld punct
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1 uphold past the referee the decision tree rules 2 watch gerund the referee not said here the video vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent video=Theme
Example 3 We promise to uphold the school rules.
nsubj mark xcomp det compound obj punct root We PRON promise VERB to PART uphold VERB the DET school NOUN rules NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 promise nsubj 2 promise promise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 uphold mark 4 uphold uphold VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 promise xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rules det 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 rules compound 7 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 4 uphold obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 promise punct
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1 promise speech: promise present We vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 uphold not said to happen to-infinitive We not said here the school rules tree rules
Example 4 The judge upheld the ban.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET judge NOUN upheld VERB the DET ban NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 3 upheld nsubj 3 upheld uphold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ban det 5 ban ban NOUN Number=Sing 3 upheld obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 upheld punct
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1 uphold past the judge the ban tree rules
Example 5 The knights swore to uphold justice.
det nsubj mark xcomp obj punct root The DET knights NOUN swore VERB to PART uphold VERB justice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 knights det 2 knights knight NOUN Number=Plur 3 swore nsubj 3 swore swear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 uphold mark 5 uphold uphold VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 swore xcomp 6 justice justice NOUN Number=Sing 5 uphold obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 swore punct
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1 swear past the knights vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 uphold to-infinitive the knights not said here justice tree rules
Example 6 Our family upholds the tradition of Sunday lunch together.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case compound nmod advmod punct root Our PRON family NOUN upholds VERB the DET tradition NOUN of ADP Sunday PROPN lunch NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 family nmod:poss 2 family family NOUN Number=Sing 3 upholds nsubj 3 upholds uphold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 tradition det 5 tradition tradition NOUN Number=Sing 3 upholds obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 lunch case 7 Sunday Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 8 lunch compound 8 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 5 tradition nmod 9 together together ADV _ 3 upholds advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 upholds punct
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1 uphold present Our family the tradition of Sunday lunch together property tree rules
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