establish
Definitions
To set up an organization, system, or relationship on a lasting basis
建立，创立，确立
To prove or show something to be true
证实，查明
To gain a secure, accepted position
使确立地位，使被认可
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin stabilīre, 'to make stable, make stand firm' (from stāre via stabilis). The e- is a worn-down prefix added through Old French. To establish is to make something stand firmly enough to last — a company, a rule, a fact proven to stand up to scrutiny.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsWhy It Means This
establish and stable are the same root wearing different clothes: both go back to stabilis, 'able to stand.' That's why establish covers two seemingly separate ideas. To establish a company is to set it up so firmly it stands on its own. To establish a fact is to make it stand up under questioning — to fix it as something that won't fall over. Both are about making something stand firm.
Common Collocations
- 1.establish a company创立公司
- 2.establish a relationship建立关系
- 3.establish the facts查明事实
- 4.well established成熟稳固的
Example Sentences
- 1.
They established the company in 1995.
- 2.
Police are trying to establish the cause of the fire.
- 3.
She has established herself as a leading expert.