established

[ih-stab-lisht]

adjective

1. founded, built, or brought into existence.

   The organization is getting ready to announce the first recipient of a newly established award recognizing outstanding service to the community.

2. settled or installed relatively permanently in a position, place, business, etc..

   The resort is a long established vacation destination with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality personal service to their guests.

3. proven valid or true.

   Knowledge about the venom of the spider that bit her is sparse, and there is no established treatment for it.

4. accepted or recognized.

   More recent research, however, contradicts the established narrative.

   Experimental psychology is an established field with a long history of research involving humans.

5. firm or settled in habit or condition.

   Her established dislike of poetry meant she rarely received it for review.

6. brought about, appointed, enacted, or ordained.

   Requirements include being covered by federally established health insurance, such as Medicare or Medicaid.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of establish.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-established adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of established¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; establish ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; establish ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

“It’s a God-designed reality that He established from the beginning of time.”

From Salon

Coe said World Athletics intend to use the Ultimate Championship to test ideas which could later become part of the sport's established major stages.

From BBC

“And I have another message for you: it will not happen. A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan River.”

From Salon

In the West Bank, the presence of the Israeli military and Jewish settlers means the Palestinian Authority, established after the Oslo Accords peace deals of the 1990s, administers only around 40% of the territory.

From BBC

McIvor was originally from Edinburgh, where he established the club night Pure in the 1990s.

From BBC

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