established
part of speech
adjective; also past form of the verb establish (establish, establishes, established, establishing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Set up and existing for a long time, so accepted and trusted. tree →
2) (past form) Started or created something such as a school, business or rule. tree →
3) (past form) Proved or showed that something is true. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in history and social studies: "the town was established by settlers". In science, an established fact is one that has been proved. In everyday life an established shop has been there for years. Phrases: well established, established fact, established that.
examples
- The school was established a very long time ago. tree →
- It is an established fact that the Earth goes round the Sun. tree →
- They established a new club for chess. tree →
- The police established that the man was at home all night. tree →
- She is an established writer with many books. tree →
- The rules of the game are well established. tree →
- Plants need time to become established in the garden. tree →
- The legend is now firmly established at Bedd Gellert. tree →
note
"Established" is the -ed form of "establish". The noun is "establishment" (a business, or "the Establishment" = powerful people). Very formal in exam questions; it does not affect numbers.
In the corpora
- The Church of England is the established church of England and part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
- Wherefore they that speak in parables say: Come ye to Heshbon! let the city of Sihon be built and established!
- And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
- For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom.
- And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee; thy throne shall be established for ever.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «established» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.