upholds
Sayup-HOHLDZUS/ˌʌpˈhoʊldz/UK/ˌʌpˈhəʊldz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of uphold.
The committee upholds strict standards for every grant application.
A good referee upholds the spirit of the game, not just its letter.
Note
The -s form that pairs uphold with a singular subject: the court upholds, she upholds. It carries every sense of the verb, from literally lifting something or keeping it erect to the figurative sense of confirming what has been questioned, as when an appeal court upholds a verdict. Its past tense and past participle share a different shape: upheld.
upholds is a form of uphold
uphold, verb: To support something by approval, confirming that it is valid when it has been questioned or challenged. Full entry
- Spelling
- uphold → upholds: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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