Establish Meaning
/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo make stable or firm; to confirm.
verbTo form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
Sentence Examples
Our ultimate goal is to establish world peace.
The question of how to establish the optimal formula is still open.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientists hope to ____ a new research center in the remote region.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The group hopes to ____ a new community center in the heart of the neighborhood.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern French établir), from Latin stabiliō, stabilīre, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Once it [a snowdrop variety] became established, some bulbs were lifted and passed on to be chipped (i.e. cut into small pieces and grown on)."
— 2015 February 7, Val Bourne, “The quiet man of the world of snowdrops”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G8:
"But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 6:18:
"By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect."
— 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 4, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientists hope to ____ a new research center in the remote region.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The group hopes to ____ a new community center in the heart of the neighborhood.