establish
To make stable or firmTo make stable or firm; to confirm.
» Our ultimate goal is to establish world peace.
Unser letztendliches Ziel ist die Errichtung des Weltfriedens.
Наша кінцева мета - мир в усьому світі.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To make stable or firm; to confirm.
feststellen, etablieren
устана́вливатьustanávlivatʹ, установи́тьustanovítʹ
встано́влюватиvstanóvljuvaty, встанови́тиvstanovýty
(transitive)To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
eröffnen, gründen, niederlassen
учрежда́тьučreždátʹ, учреди́тьučredítʹ, осно́выватьosnóvyvatʹ
засно́вуватиzasnóvuvaty, заснува́тиzasnuváty, засно́вуватиzasnóvuvaty
set up or found
(transitive)To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
einsetzen
назначитьnaznačitʹ
(transitive)To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate.
to establish a fact
to establish a pattern
etablieren, begründen, festlegen
показатьpokazatʹ, продемонстрироватьprodemonstrirovatʹ, установитьustanovitʹ
Examples
261 sentencesOur ultimate goal is to establish world peace.
Наша кінцева мета - мир в усьому світі.
deUnser letztendliches Ziel ist die Errichtung des Weltfriedens.
I will establish myself as a lawyer.
We need to establish some ground rules.
They've run this small hotel since it was established.
The police could not establish the identity of the man.
ruПолиция не смогла установить личность мужчины.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 5
By meaning 4
Origin
Inherited from Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of theInherited from Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir (modern French établir), from Latin stabiliō, stabilīre, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”).
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Forms
establishes, establishing, established, established| Base form | establish · to establish |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | establishes |
| Present participle | establishing |
| Past simple | established |
| Past participle | established |
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Synonyms
18 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle