LEARNit Dictionary
establish
verb
/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
UK
/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
US
B2
OPAL
OPAL
1
B2
to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time
ایجاد کردن, بنیان نهادن, تأسیس کردن, پایه گذاشتن
synonym
set up
2
B2
to start having a relationship, especially a formal one, with another person, group or country
برقرار کردن
to
establish relations/links/contacts/connections
The school is trying to
establish a relationship
with the local community.
3
B2
to hold a position for long enough or succeed in something well enough to make people accept and respect you
تثبیت کردن, برقرار کردن
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.
4
B2
to make people accept a belief, claim, custom etc.
جا انداختن, تثبیت کردن
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
B2
to discover or prove the facts of a situation
اثبات کردن
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.
synonym
ascertain