uphold
part of speech
verb (uphold, upholds, upheld, upholding)
meaning for a pupil
1) To uphold a rule, law or tradition is to support it and make sure it is kept. tree →
2) (law) To uphold a decision is for a court or judge to say the earlier decision was correct and keep it. tree →
3) (formal) To uphold a value is to defend it and live by it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, to uphold a poor brother means to hold him up and help him so he does not fall. In the Writings, God upholds the innocent and does not uphold evildoers, and the psalmist asks God's spirit to uphold him. Interpretation: The rabbis teach that helping a person before he falls into poverty is the highest kind of charity. They read the psalms as trust that God supports those who seek Him. In the primary lessons: In citizenship and law: police uphold the law; a court upholds or overturns a decision; a referee upholds the rules. In ethics and school values: upholding honesty and respect. In church talk: to uphold the faith or teachings.
examples
- And if thy brother be waxen poor, and his means fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a settler shall he live with thee. (Torah LEV.25.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- Behold, God will not cast away an innocent man, neither will He uphold the evil-doers; (Writings JOB.8.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and let a willing spirit uphold me. (Writings PSA.51.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul. (Writings PSA.54.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Police officers uphold the law. tree →
- The referee upheld the decision after watching the video. tree →
- We promise to uphold the school rules. tree →
- The judge upheld the ban. tree →
- The knights swore to uphold justice. tree →
- Our family upholds the tradition of Sunday lunch together. tree →
note
Irregular: uphold – upheld – upheld. Opposite in law: «overturn». Formal; everyday words are «support», «keep».
In the corpora
- For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
- Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the LORD upholdeth his hand.
- And as for me, Thou upholdest me because of mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever.
- Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and let a willing spirit uphold me.
- Uphold me according unto Thy word, that I may live; and put me not to shame in my hope.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «uphold» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.