Established Establish ɪˈstæblɪʃ Long Company Base Time Extra

• the committee was established in 1912.
• they now hope to establish a centre in cuba.
• the company established a base in florida last year.
• to establish a state/government/group/school

establish

Verb Forms

1. to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time
• SYNONYM set up
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/set_1
• The committee was established in 1912.
• They now hope to establish a centre in Cuba.
• The company established a base in Florida last year.
• to establish a state/government/group/school
• to establish standards/principles
• Let’s establish some ground rules.
• The proposal would establish a system of inspections of prisons worldwide.
• They are establishing a network of pumps and pipelines to move the oil.
• The new treaty establishes a free trade zone.

Extra Examples

• Its goal is to establish a fund which will support young people in need of help.
• He sought to establish a dynasty as well as a business empire.
• The king supported efforts to establish an opera company in England.
• They have established a basic framework of ground rules for discussions.
• The internet was originally established by scientists to share information.
• The League was formally established in 1920.
• We have successfully established clear rules that most students accept.
• A straightforward complaints procedure must be established from the outset.
• Settlers established a new colony in the early 18th century.
• The Americans established a naval base on the island in the 1960s.
• The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.
• The generals established a military dictatorship.
• The nuns established a convent here in 1692.
2. to start having a relationship, especially a formal one, with another person, group or country
• to establish relations/links/contacts/connections
• The school is trying to establish a relationship with the local community.

Extra Examples

• The two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic relations.
• We try to establish links with schools.
3. to hold a position for long enough or succeed in something well enough to make people accept and respect you
• He has now firmly established his position in the organization.
• The school has established a reputation for academic excellence.
• It took him a long time to establish himself.
• He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established.
• The exhibition helped to establish her as an artist.
• By then she was established as a star.
• Not long after that she established herself in business.

Extra Examples

• It was his second symphony that established him.
• She has established herself as one of the country's top new female artists.
• He quickly established his reputation as a popular musician.
• We have now clearly established ourselves as the leader in the market.
4. to make people accept a belief, claim, custom etc.
• This success helped to establish the practice of vaccination.
• Traditions get established over time.
• It was the outbreak of the Second World War that established the tradition of the monarch's Christmas broadcast.
• The festival has become established as an annual event.
5. to discover or prove the facts of a situation
• SYNONYM ascertain
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ascertain
• Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
• There will be an investigation to establish the facts.
• We are still trying to establish the identity of the dead man.
• His guilt has been clearly established.
• The effectiveness of the new drug has not yet been scientifically established.
• They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall.
• We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting.
• It has since been established that the horse was drugged.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (recorded earlier as stablish): from Old French establiss-, lengthened stem of establir, from Latin stabilire ‘make firm’, from stabilis (adjective) ‘stable’.