establish

  • 11establish — es|tab|lish W1S3 [ıˈstæblıʃ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: establir, from Latin stabilire to make firm ] 1.) to start a company, organization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time = ↑found ▪ The city… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12establish — /əsˈtæblɪʃ / (say uhs tablish) verb (t) 1. to set up on a firm or permanent basis; institute; found: to establish a government; to establish a business; to establish a university. 2. to settle or install in a position, business, etc.: to… …

  • 13establish — es|tab|lish [ ı stæblıʃ ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to make something start to exist or start to happen: A proper procedure for complaints should be established. The case established an important legal principle. Mandela was eager to establish… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14establish — [[t]ɪstæ̱blɪʃ[/t]] ♦♦ establishes, establishing, established 1) VERB If someone establishes something such as an organization, a type of activity, or a set of rules, they create it or introduce it in such a way that it is likely to last for a… …

    English dictionary

  • 15establish — establishable, adj. establisher, n. /i stab lish/, v.t. 1. to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice. 2. to install or settle in a position, place,… …

    Universalium

  • 16establish — verb (T) 1 to start a company, organization, system, situation etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time: My grandfather established the family business in 1938. 2 to find out facts that will prove that something is true:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17establish — es•tab•lish [[t]ɪˈstæb lɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to bring into being on a firm or permanent basis; found; institute: to establish a university[/ex] 2) to install or settle in a position, place, business, etc.: to establish oneself in business[/ex] 3) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18establish — This word occurs frequently in the Constitution of the United States, and it is there used in different meanings: (1) To settle firmly, to fix unalterably; as to establish justice, which is the avowed object of the Constitution. (2) To make or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19establish — This word occurs frequently in the Constitution of the United States, and it is there used in different meanings: (1) To settle firmly, to fix unalterably; as to establish justice, which is the avowed object of the Constitution. (2) To make or… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 20establish — 01. Her grandfather [established] his own law firm in 1922. 02. The [establishment] of a U.N. peacekeeping force was supposed to reduce the number of conflicts internationally. 03. The English Language Program at the University of Victoria was… …

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