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- Dictionaryestablish/ɪˈstablɪʃ/
verb
- 1. set up on a firm or permanent basis: "the scheme was established in 1975" Similar Opposite
- 2. achieve permanent acceptance or recognition for: "the principle of the supremacy of national parliaments needs to be firmly established"
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to start having a relationship with, or communicating with another person, company, country, or organization: There is a need to establish effective communication links between staff, parents, pupils, and external bodies. He had difficulty establishing close relationships with anyone. More examples.
The meaning of ESTABLISH is to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement. How to use establish in a sentence.
Establish definition: to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis. See examples of ESTABLISH used in a sentence.
To establish something means to begin it or bring it about. If you want everyone in your family to bring you chocolate every evening, you can establish a “Chocolates for Me” policy requiring it.
establish. (ɪstæblɪʃ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense establishes, present participle establishing, past tense, past participle established. 1.verb B2. If someone establishes something such as an organization, a type of activity, or a set of rules, they create it or introduce it in such a way that it is likely to last for a long time.
to cause something or someone to be accepted in or familiar with a place, position, etc.: His reputation for carelessness was established long before the latest problems arose. establish yourself as something He's established himself as a dependable source of information.
1. to make secure or permanent in a certain place, condition, job, etc: to establish one's usefulness; to establish a house. 2. to create or set up (an organization, etc) on or as if on a permanent basis: to establish a company. 3. to prove correct or free from doubt; validate: to establish a fact.