establish

«establish» in Mova's school dictionary: to start or set it up so that it lasts, such as a school… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (establish, establishes, established, establishing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To establish something is to start or set it up so that it lasts, such as a school, a business or a rule. tree →

2) To establish a fact is to find it out or prove it for sure. tree →

3) To establish yourself is to become accepted or well known in a place or job. tree →

4) (formal) To establish a relationship or contact is to make it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, the Romans established towns; in science, experiments establish facts; in everyday life a shop sign may say «established» with the year it opened. In the Church of England, «the established church» means the official state church. Phrases: «establish a rule», «establish the facts», «well established», «established church».

examples

• The school was established a long time ago. tree →
• The police tried to establish what happened. tree →
• Our experiment established that plants need light. tree →
• She soon established herself as the best goalkeeper in the team. tree →
• The settlers established a small village by the river. tree →
• The club established a new rule about phones. tree →
• The Church of England is the established church in England. tree →
• He accordingly descended to earth, and travelled through many countries, seeking a fitting site upon which to establish an oracle. tree →

note

Regular verb, past «established». Noun: establishment (also «the Establishment», the powerful people in a country). Formal; plain words: set up, start, find out, prove.

In the corpora

• The Church of England is the established church of England and part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
• 'As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
• But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'
• And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you; and will establish My covenant with you.
• Wherefore they that speak in parables say: Come ye to Heshbon! let the city of Sihon be built and established!

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «establish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.