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uphold

/ʌpˈhəʊld/

US pronunciation
American sound/ʌpˈhəʊld/
ʌpˈhəʊld
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

ʌp - ˈhəʊld -> uphold

Myanmar meaning

(v.t) မြှောက်ပင့်သည်။အားပေးထောက်ခံသည်။

Full entry

uphold /ʌp'hǝƱld / v (pt, pp upheld /-'held /)

၁။ အတည် ပြုသည်။ ထိန်းသိမ်းသည်။ uphold a verdict/ sentence at the end of an appeal ❍ uphold a policy/ principle.
၂။ ထိန်းသိမ်းသည်။ uphold ancient traditions.
❏ upholder n
ထိန်းသိမ်းသူ။ upholders of tradition.

More examples
  • The Home Secretary’s decision was upheld by the House of Lords.
  • They were fighting to uphold the rights of small nations.
Synonyms
support, sustain, maintain, defend, endorse, advocate, espouse, encourage, aid, assist, back, back up, bolster, boost, brace, buoy up, buttress, carry, champion, confirm, countenance, elevate, help, hoist, hold to, hold up one's end, justify, pick up, promote, prop, raise, rear, second, shore up, side with, stand by, stick by, stick up for, take up, upbear, uplift, upraise, uprear, vindicate
Antonyms
abandon, attack, block, decrease, deny, depress, destroy, discourage, drop, fall, halt, hinder, hurt, injure, lessen, lower, neglect, obstruct, oppose, prevent, protest, stop, undermine, weaken
Cross references
supportsustainmaintaindefendendorseadvocateespouseencourageaidassistbackback upbolsterboostbracebuoy upbuttresscarrychampionconfirmcountenanceelevatehelphoisthold tohold up one's endjustifypick up
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