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{ "term": "establish", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "establish", "heSheIt": "establishes" }, "pastSimple": "established", "pastParticiple": "established", "ingForm": "establishing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time", "sensetop": "establish something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The committee was established in 1912." }, { "text": "They now hope to establish a centre in Cuba." }, { "text": "The company established a base in Florida last year." }, { "text": "to establish a state/government/group/school" }, { "text": "to establish standards/principles" }, { "text": "Let’s establish some ground rules." }, { "text": "The proposal would **establish a system** of inspections of prisons worldwide." }, { "text": "They are establishing a network of pumps and pipelines to move the oil." }, { "text": "The new treaty establishes a free trade zone." }, { "text": "Its goal is to establish a fund which will support young people in need of help." }, { "text": "He sought to establish a dynasty as well as a business empire." }, { "text": "The king supported efforts to establish an opera company in England." }, { "text": "They have established a basic framework of ground rules for discussions." }, { "text": "The internet was originally established by scientists to share information." }, { "text": "The League was formally established in 1920." }, { "text": "We have successfully established clear rules that most students accept." }, { "text": "A straightforward complaints procedure must be established from the outset." }, { "text": "Settlers established a new colony in the early 18th century." }, { "text": "The Americans established a naval base on the island in the 1960s." }, { "text": "The Romans established a settlement on the south shore." }, { "text": "The generals established a military dictatorship." }, { "text": "The nuns established a convent here in 1692." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["initially", "originally", "formally"], "verb + establish": ["attempt to", "seek to", "try to"], "phrases": [ "an attempt to establish something", "an effort to establish something", "newly established" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to start having a relationship, especially a formal one, with another person, group or country", "sensetop": "establish something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **establish relations/links/contacts/connections**" }, { "text": "The school is trying to **establish a relationship **with the local community." }, { "text": "The two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic relations." }, { "text": "We try to establish links with schools." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["initially", "originally", "formally"], "verb + establish": ["attempt to", "seek to", "try to"], "phrases": [ "an attempt to establish something", "an effort to establish something", "newly established" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to hold a position for long enough or succeed in something well enough to make people accept and respect you", "sensetop": "establish somebody/something/yourselfestablish somebody/something/yourself as somethingestablish somebody/something/yourself in something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He has now **firmly established **his position in the organization.", "contextForm": "establish somebody/something/yourself" }, { "text": "The school has **established a reputation** for academic excellence." }, { "text": "It took him a long time to establish himself." }, { "text": "He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to **get established**." }, { "text": "The exhibition helped to establish her as an artist.", "contextForm": "establish somebody/something/yourself as something" }, { "text": "By then she was established as a star." }, { "text": "Not long after that she established herself in business.", "contextForm": "establish somebody/something/yourself in something" }, { "text": "It was his second symphony that established him." }, { "text": "She has established herself as one of the country's top new female artists." }, { "text": "He quickly established his reputation as a popular musician." }, { "text": "We have now clearly established ourselves as the leader in the market." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to make people accept a belief, claim, custom etc.", "sensetop": "establish somethingestablish something as something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "This success helped to establish the practice of vaccination.", "contextForm": "establish something" }, { "text": "Traditions get established over time." }, { "text": "It was the outbreak of the Second World War that established the tradition of the monarch's Christmas broadcast." }, { "text": "The festival has become established as an annual event.", "contextForm": "establish something as something" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["firmly", "securely", "fully"], "verb + establish": ["attempt to", "seek to", "try to"], "preposition": ["as"], "phrases": [ "become established", "get established", "previously established" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to discover or prove the facts of a situation", "sensetop": "establish somethingestablish that…establish where, what, etc…it is established that…", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.", "contextForm": "establish something" }, { "text": "There will be an investigation to **establish the facts**." }, { "text": "We are still trying to **establish the identity** of the dead man." }, { "text": "His guilt has been clearly established." }, { "text": "The effectiveness of the new drug has not yet been scientifically established." }, { "text": "They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall.", "contextForm": "establish that…" }, { "text": "We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting.", "contextForm": "establish where, what, etc…" }, { "text": "It has since been established that the horse was drugged.", "contextForm": "it is established that…" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["conclusively", "definitely", "definitively"], "verb + establish": ["attempt to", "seek to", "try to"], "phrases": [ "an attempt to establish something", "an effort to establish something" ] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/", "audio": "es/establish/establish__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz/", "audio": "es/establish/establishes__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪˈstæblɪʃt/", "audio": "es/establish/established__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/", "audio": "es/establish/establishing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/", "audio": "es/establish/establish__us_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz/", "audio": "es/establish/establishes__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪˈstæblɪʃt/", "audio": "es/establish/established__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/", "audio": "es/establish/establishing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (recorded earlier as stablish): from Old French establiss-, lengthened stem of establir, from Latin stabilire ‘make firm’, from stabilis (adjective) ‘stable’." }