{
    "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’."
}