establish
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they establish | /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it establishes | /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple established | /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ |
| past participle established | /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ |
| -ing form establishing | /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/ |
- establish something to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time synonym set up
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- initially
- originally
- formally
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- an attempt to establish something
- an effort to establish something
- newly established
- …
- establish something 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- initially
- originally
- formally
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- an attempt to establish something
- an effort to establish something
- newly established
- …
- to hold a position for long enough or succeed in something well enough to make people accept and respect you
- establish somebody/something/yourself 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.
- establish somebody/something/yourself as something The exhibition helped to establish her as an artist.
- By then she was established as a star.
- establish somebody/something/yourself in something Not long after that she established herself in business.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2- 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.
- to make people accept a belief, claim, custom etc.
- establish something 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.
- establish something as something The festival has become established as an annual event.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- securely
- fully
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- as
- become established
- get established
- previously established
- …
- to discover or prove the facts of a situation synonym ascertain
- establish something 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.
- establish that… They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall.
- establish where, what, etc… We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting.
- it is established that… It has since been established that the horse was drugged.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- conclusively
- definitely
- definitively
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- an attempt to establish something
- an effort to establish something
Word Originlate Middle English (recorded earlier as stablish): from Old French establiss-, lengthened stem of establir, from Latin stabilire ‘make firm’, from stabilis (adjective) ‘stable’.