establish, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

establish (establishes 3rd person present) (establishing present participle) (established past tense & past participle )

1 verb If someone establishes something such as an organization, a type of activity, or a set of rules, they create it or introduce it in such a way that it is likely to last for a long time. (=set up, found)
The UN has established detailed criteria for who should be allowed to vote... V n

2 v-recip If you establish contact with someone, you start to have contact with them. You can also say that two people, groups, or countries establish contact.
FORMAL We had already established contact with the museum... V n with n

3  verb If you establish that something is true, you discover facts that show that it is definitely true.
FORMAL
(=ascertain)
Medical tests established that she was not their own child...  V that
♦ established  adj
That link is an established medical fact.

4 verb If you establish yourself, your reputation, or a good quality that you have, you succeed in doing something, and achieve respect or a secure position as a result of this.
This is going to be the show where up-and-coming comedians will establish themselves... V pron-refl