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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#m1)

2) To establish a fact is to find it out or prove it for sure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#m2)

3) To establish yourself is to become accepted or well known in a place or job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#m3)

4) (formal) To establish a relationship or contact is to make it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#x1)
- The police tried to establish what happened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#x2)
- Our experiment established that plants need light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#x3)
- She soon established herself as the best goalkeeper in the team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#x4)
- The settlers established a small village by the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#x5)
- The club established a new rule about phones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#x6)
- The Church of England is the established church in England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#x7)
- He accordingly descended to earth, and travelled through many countries, seeking a fitting site upon which to establish an oracle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/28-churches-of-the-english-speaking-world-i/15/)
- ['As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.226/)
- [But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.434/)
- [And I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you; and will establish My covenant with you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.797/)
- [Wherefore they that speak in parables say: Come ye to Heshbon! let the city of Sihon be built and established!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.783/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «establish» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/establish/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.