establish

Change speaker

You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.

NGSL Rank: 695
establish
ɪˈstablɪʃ Listen
Meanings
verb
  • set up on a firm or permanent basis.
    E.g. the scheme was established in 1975
  • achieve permanent acceptance or recognition for.
    E.g. the principle of the supremacy of national parliaments needs to be firmly established
  • show (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts.
    E.g. the police established that the two passports were forgeries
  • ensure that one's remaining cards in (a suit) will be winners (if not trumped) by playing off the high cards in that suit.
    E.g. the right plan would be to establish dummy's diamonds

Practise saying this word

establish
Joanna
YouReset