establish

🇺🇸 /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to start or create something meant to last a long time

They are establishing a new company to make eco-friendly products.

B2

to start a formal relationship with someone or a group

The company wants to establish a partnership with local businesses.

B2

to gain acceptance and respect through success

Her hard work helped establish her as a leader in the field.

B2

to make people accept a belief or custom

They hope to establish new rules for fair play in the game.

B2

to find out or prove the facts about something

The team needs to establish the cause of the problem before fixing it.

translation

v. to start or create something meant to last a long time; to start a formal relationship with someone or a group; to gain acceptance and respect through success; to make people accept a belief or custom; to find out or prove the facts about something

Word Forms

3rd Present establishes
Past established
Perfect established
Progressive establishing