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upholds

verb
Sayup-HOHLDZUS/ˌʌpˈhoʊldz/UK/ˌʌpˈhəʊldz/

1 meaning of upholds

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of uphold. Use it after he, she, it, or one person or thing.

    She upholds the rules even when no one is watching.

    The court upholds the earlier decision in most cases like this.

    Note

upholds is a form of uphold

uphold, verb: To say that a decision, law, or rule is correct and should continue. Full entry

Forms
upholdupholds he/she/itupholding -ing formupheld past tense, past participle
Spelling
uphold → upholds: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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