uphold

verb (uphold, upholds, upheld, upholding)

«uphold» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To uphold a rule, law or tradition is to support it and make sure it is kept. tree →
(law) To uphold a decision is for a court or judge to say the earlier decision was correct and keep it. tree →
(formal) To uphold a value is to defend it and live by it. tree →

In the 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

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 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.

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 →

Note

Irregular: uphold – upheld – upheld. Opposite in law: «overturn». Formal; everyday words are «support», «keep».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «uphold» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«uphold» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «uphold» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«uphold» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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