Established Establish ɪˈstæblɪʃ Ground Let’s Rules Verb Bre

• the committee was established in 1912.
• the new treaty establishes a free trade zone.
• let’s establish some ground rules.
• the school has established a successful relationship with the local community.

establish

1. to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time
• The committee was established in 1912.
• The new treaty establishes a free trade zone.
• Let’s establish some ground rules.
2. to start having a relationship, especially a formal one, with another person, group or country
• The school has established a successful relationship with the local community.
3. to hold a position for long enough or succeed in something well enough to make people accept and respect you
• By then she was established as a star.
• He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established.
4. to make people accept a belief, claim, custom etc.
• It was this campaign that established the paper's reputation.
• Traditions get established over time.
5. to discover or prove the facts of a situation
• synonym ascertain
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• Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
• 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.

Extra Examples

• He has now established his reputation as a popular musician.
• He was appointed to the newly established Department for Safety.
• His position in the organization is now firmly established.
• Police are still trying to establish the identity of the dead man.
• The Internet was originally established by scientists to share information.
• The League was formally established in 1920.
• The effectiveness of the new drug has not yet been scientifically established.
• The exhibition helped her establish herself as an artist.
• The festival has become established as an annual event.
• The festival has become established as one of the town’s annual events.
• The two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic relations.
• We have now clearly established ourselves as the leader in the market.
• We have successfully established clear rules that most students accept.
• We try to establish links with schools.
• a previously established formula
• A straightforward complaints procedure must be established from the outset.
• Let’s establish some ground rules.
• 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.
• They are establishing a network of pumps and pipelines to move the oil.
• They have established a basic framework of ground rules for discussions.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they establish
• he / she / it establishes
• past simple established
• past participle established
• -ing form establishing

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’.