{
    "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
}