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él sostuvo

held up, supported, maintained, argued

→ sostener
sostuv hold; support + o he/she/it past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #35,817
held up, supported Simple past (pretérito) form of “sostener” (he/she/it held up).
SP: Ella sostuvo la caja con las dos manos.
EN: She held up the box with both hands.
maintained, argued Simple past (pretérito) form of “sostener” (he/she/it maintained/argued).
SP: El abogado sostuvo que su cliente era inocente.
EN: The lawyer argued that his client was innocent.
Conjugation of sostener
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third sostuvo —

Él la sostuvo firmemente.

He held her firmly.

Sostuvo que todo era culpa mía.

He maintained that it was all my fault.

Él sostuvo una sesión.

He held a session.

Ella sostuvo mi brazo firmemente.

She held my arm firmly.

El hombre sostuvo que él no había tomado el dinero.

The man claimed that he had not taken the money.

Él me sostuvo mientras yo lloraba.

He held me while I cried.

Tom sostuvo una pistola en la cabeza de Mary.

Tom held a gun to Mary's head.