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{
"term": "uphold",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "uphold",
"heSheIt": "upholds"
},
"pastSimple": "upheld",
"pastParticiple": "upheld",
"ingForm": "upholding"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to support something that you think is right and make sure that it continues to exist",
"sensetop": "uphold something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We have a duty to uphold the law."
},
{
"text": "The regime has been criticized for failing to uphold human rights."
},
{
"text": "We are determined to uphold the law."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["consistently", "firmly", "rigorously"],
"verb + uphold": ["have a duty to", "be determined to", "seek to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to agree that a previous decision was correct or that a request is reasonable",
"sensetop": "uphold something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **uphold a conviction/an appeal/a complaint**"
},
{
"text": "Three judges unanimously upheld the sentence."
},
{
"text": "The Press Council refused to uphold the complaint."
},
{
"text": "The conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal."
}
],
"topics": ["Preferences and decisions", "Law and justice"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["consistently", "firmly", "rigorously"],
"verb + uphold": ["have a duty to", "be determined to", "seek to"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌpˈhəʊld/",
"audio": "up/uphold/uphold__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌpˈhəʊldz/",
"audio": "up/uphold/upholds__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌpˈheld/",
"audio": "up/uphold/upheld__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌpˈhəʊldɪŋ/",
"audio": "up/uphold/upholding__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌpˈhəʊld/",
"audio": "up/uphold/uphold__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌpˈhəʊldz/",
"audio": "up/uphold/upholds__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌpˈheld/",
"audio": "up/uphold/upheld__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌpˈhəʊldɪŋ/",
"audio": "up/uphold/upholding__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}