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- Dictionaryes·tab·lished/əˈstabliSHt/
adjective
- 1. having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted: "the ceremony was an established event in the annual calendar" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a church or religion) recognized by the government as the national church or religion: "America had no established Church"
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The meaning of ESTABLISHED is accepted and recognized or followed by many people. How to use established in a sentence.
ESTABLISHED definition: 1. accepted or respected because of having existed for a long period of time: 2. used for…. Learn more.
Definitions of established. adjective. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established. “the established social order”. “a team established as a member of a major league”. “enjoyed his prestige as an established writer”. “an established precedent”. “the established Church”. synonyms: constituted.
established. (ɪstæblɪʃt ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you use established to describe something such as an organization, you mean that it is officially recognized or generally approved of because it has existed for a long time. Their religious adherence is not to the established church.
1. : to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement. 2. obsolete : settle sense 7. 3. a. : to make firm or stable. b. : to introduce and cause to grow and multiply.
Definition of established adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up. b. To bring about; generate or effect: establish goodwill in the neighborhood. 2. a. To place or settle in a secure position or condition: They established me in my own business. b.
Established definition: founded, built, or brought into existence. See examples of ESTABLISHED used in a sentence.
The earliest known use of the adjective established is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for established is from 1540, in a translation by John Palsgrave, teacher and scholar of languages. established is formed within English, by derivation.
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