Establish
verb
To start or create something like an organization, system, or place.
The school was established in 1985.
Often appears as...
- establish a company
- establish a school
verb
To prove or show something to be true.
The police established his presence at the scene of the crime.
Often appears as...
- establish the truth
- establish a fact
Usage tips
Legal
verb
To bring about a certain condition or state.
The new law establishes certain restrictions on the use of public parks.
Often appears as...
- establish conditions
- establish laws
Usage tips
Legal
verb
To be accepted or known in a particular way.
She established herself as a leading surgeon.
Often appears as...
- establish oneself as
- establish a name
verb
To move into a secure position.
The company established its headquarters in New York.
Often appears as...
- establish a presence
- establish headquarters
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Business
verb
To start or create something like an organization, system, or place.
The school was established in 1985.
Often appears as...
- establish a company
- establish a school
verb
To prove or show something to be true.
The police established his presence at the scene of the crime.
Often appears as...
- establish the truth
- establish a fact
Usage tips
Legal
verb
To bring about a certain condition or state.
The new law establishes certain restrictions on the use of public parks.
Often appears as...
- establish conditions
- establish laws
Usage tips
Legal
verb
To be accepted or known in a particular way.
She established herself as a leading surgeon.
Often appears as...
- establish oneself as
- establish a name
verb
To move into a secure position.
The company established its headquarters in New York.
Often appears as...
- establish a presence
- establish headquarters
Usage tips
Business
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Creation Aspect
Focus on the initiation aspect when using 'establish' in context to creating entities.
They sought to establish a new charity for disaster relief.
Pro Tip 2/2Origins Matter
'Establish' often highlights when and how something started, emphasizing its history.
The museum was established by private collectors in the 1920s.
Pro Tip 1/2Creation Aspect
Focus on the initiation aspect when using 'establish' in context to creating entities.
They sought to establish a new charity for disaster relief.
Pro Tip 2/2Origins Matter
'Establish' often highlights when and how something started, emphasizing its history.
The museum was established by private collectors in the 1920s.
Pro Tip 1/2Creation Aspect
Focus on the initiation aspect when using 'establish' in context to creating entities.
They sought to establish a new charity for disaster relief.
Pro Tip 2/2Origins Matter
'Establish' often highlights when and how something started, emphasizing its history.
The museum was established by private collectors in the 1920s.
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Will the ocean ever run...
with restrictions on certain boats and equipment. Harmful practices, such as bottom trawling, can be banned altogether, and we can establish marine reserves closed to all fishing to help ecosystems restore themselves. There's also a role for consumer awareness and boycotts to reduce wasteful practices, like shark finning,
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What happens during a...
These procedures reestablish circulation to the cardiac muscle, restoring heart function. Heart attack treatment is advancing, but prevention is vital. Genetics and lifestyle factors both affect your risk. And the good news is that you can change your lifestyle. Exercise, a healthy diet, and weight loss
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Is telekinesis real? -...
to withstand skepticism. In the case of telekinesis, the idea goes against established science, but lacks the powerful evidence in favor of it. Our universe is controlled and explained by the laws of physics, and one of these laws tells us that brain waves can't control objects
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Life Lessons From a...
I've got that on lockdown I know my car and I'm gonna go to work every day and I'm gonna check out all these things and once your brain establishes a routine it stops the alertness goes away the fascination with the way the world works I think that's what travel in general
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Storytelling can be...
so they said hundreds of hours hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to establish this girl's identity trying to figure out who she was where she was from so that they could help her so that they could reunite her with her family men helped make her whole and it worked
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Does grammar matter? -...
At its best, prescriptivism is useful for informing people about the most common established patterns at a given point in time. This is important, not only for formal contexts, but it also makes communication easier between non-native speakers from different backgrounds.
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How to Speak Chimpanzee...
and establish who is in charge of the group. They even perform actions that seem all too human. But while chimps across the world only have a limited repertoire of vocalizations, they constantly invent and share new gestures with each other.
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How to recognize a...
With his novel, Swift established a blueprint for dystopia, imagining a world where certain trends in contemporary society are taken to extremes, exposing their underlying flaws. And the next few centuries would provide plenty of material.
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How did Dracula become...
without paying royalties. Despite changes in character names and minor plot points, the parallels were obvious, and the studio was sued into bankruptcy. To prevent more plagiarism attempts, Stoker's widow decided to establish copyright
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Bilal Bomani: Plant...
Do not use arable land. Because crops are already growing on that land that's very scarce around the world. Number Don't compete with food crops. That's already a well established entity, they don't need another entry.
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Will the ocean ever run...
with restrictions on certain boats and equipment. Harmful practices, such as bottom trawling, can be banned altogether, and we can establish marine reserves closed to all fishing to help ecosystems restore themselves. There's also a role for consumer awareness and boycotts to reduce wasteful practices, like shark finning,
Video examples
What happens during a...
These procedures reestablish circulation to the cardiac muscle, restoring heart function. Heart attack treatment is advancing, but prevention is vital. Genetics and lifestyle factors both affect your risk. And the good news is that you can change your lifestyle. Exercise, a healthy diet, and weight loss
Video examples
Is telekinesis real? -...
to withstand skepticism. In the case of telekinesis, the idea goes against established science, but lacks the powerful evidence in favor of it. Our universe is controlled and explained by the laws of physics, and one of these laws tells us that brain waves can't control objects
Video examples
Life Lessons From a...
I've got that on lockdown I know my car and I'm gonna go to work every day and I'm gonna check out all these things and once your brain establishes a routine it stops the alertness goes away the fascination with the way the world works I think that's what travel in general
Video examples
Storytelling can be...
so they said hundreds of hours hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to establish this girl's identity trying to figure out who she was where she was from so that they could help her so that they could reunite her with her family men helped make her whole and it worked
Video examples
Does grammar matter? -...
At its best, prescriptivism is useful for informing people about the most common established patterns at a given point in time. This is important, not only for formal contexts, but it also makes communication easier between non-native speakers from different backgrounds.
Video examples
How to Speak Chimpanzee...
and establish who is in charge of the group. They even perform actions that seem all too human. But while chimps across the world only have a limited repertoire of vocalizations, they constantly invent and share new gestures with each other.
Video examples
How to recognize a...
With his novel, Swift established a blueprint for dystopia, imagining a world where certain trends in contemporary society are taken to extremes, exposing their underlying flaws. And the next few centuries would provide plenty of material.
Video examples
How did Dracula become...
without paying royalties. Despite changes in character names and minor plot points, the parallels were obvious, and the studio was sued into bankruptcy. To prevent more plagiarism attempts, Stoker's widow decided to establish copyright
Video examples
Bilal Bomani: Plant...
Do not use arable land. Because crops are already growing on that land that's very scarce around the world. Number Don't compete with food crops. That's already a well established entity, they don't need another entry.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
My goal is just to be respected as a man when I walk down the street with my family. I don't care what your job is, you're not gonna talk down to me, you're not gonna try to get a rise out of me. I'm a man first. And in establishing that, some interesting things have happened.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
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Yayoi Kusama
Japanese Artist
I would like to try harder to establish my thought and philosophy strongly and to go back to the universe with my love.
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Charles Darwin
English Scientist
To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact.
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Bruce Lee
American Actor
Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.
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Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
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John D. Rockefeller
American Businessman
The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character.
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Joseph Joubert
French Writer
All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it.
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Satyadev Kancharana
Indian Actor
You don't get paid much until you establish yourself in cinema.
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Prem Rawat
Indian Leader
I declare that I will establish peace in this world.
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Kanye West
American Rapper
My goal is just to be respected as a man when I walk down the street with my family. I don't care what your job is, you're not gonna talk down to me, you're not gonna try to get a rise out of me. I'm a man first. And in establishing that, some interesting things have happened.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
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Yayoi Kusama
Japanese Artist
I would like to try harder to establish my thought and philosophy strongly and to go back to the universe with my love.
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Charles Darwin
English Scientist
To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact.
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Bruce Lee
American Actor
Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.
Quote examples
Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
Quote examples
John D. Rockefeller
American Businessman
The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character.
Quote examples
Joseph Joubert
French Writer
All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it.
Quote examples
Satyadev Kancharana
Indian Actor
You don't get paid much until you establish yourself in cinema.
Quote examples
Prem Rawat
Indian Leader
I declare that I will establish peace in this world.
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