Establish

//ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ//

Synonyms for "establish" (274 found)

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basebuild

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Related words (137)

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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11 entries

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similar

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Translations

193 translations across 44 languages.

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Armenian

4 entries
  • հաստատել verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • հիմնադրել verb (To found; to institute)
  • հիմնավորել verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • հիմնավորել verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)

Asturian

3 entries
  • establecer verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • establecer verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • establecer verb (To found; to institute)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • müəyyən etmək verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • затвърждавам verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • основавам verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • основавам verb (To found; to institute)
  • установя́вам verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)

Catalan

4 entries
  • establir verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • establir verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • establir verb (To found; to institute)
  • establir verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • دامەزراندن verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • دامەزراندن verb (To found; to institute)
  • پێکھێنان verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • پێکھێنان verb (To found; to institute)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 創辦 /创办 verb (To found; to institute)
  • 建立 verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • 建立 verb (To found; to institute)
  • 確定 /确定 verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)

Danish

1 entries
  • fastslå verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)

Dutch

4 entries
  • bevestigen verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)
  • oprichten verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • oprichten verb (To found; to institute)
  • stichten verb (To form; to set up in business)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • g:r-grg verb (To found; to institute)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • establi verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • establi verb (To found; to institute)
  • konstati verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)

Finnish

4 entries
  • nimittää verb (To appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain)
  • osoittaa verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)
  • perustaa verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • perustaa verb (To found; to institute)

French

3 entries
  • affermir verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • instaurer verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • établir verb (To found; to institute)

Galician

4 entries
  • establecer verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • establecer verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • establecer verb (To found; to institute)
  • establecer verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)

Georgian

4 entries
  • დაარსება verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • დაარსება verb (To found; to institute)
  • დადგენა verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • დაფუძნება verb (To form; to set up in business)

German

4 entries
  • begründen verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)
  • einsetzen verb (To appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain)
  • eröffnen verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • eröffnen verb (To found; to institute)

Greek

1 entries
  • καθιερώνω verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • ייסד verb (To form; to set up in business)

Hindi

4 entries
  • स्थापना verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • स्थापना verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • स्थापना verb (To found; to institute)
  • स्थापना verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • alapít verb (To found; to institute)

Irish

2 entries
  • cuir ar bun verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • cuir ar bun verb (To found; to institute)

Italian

4 entries
  • confermare verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • fondare verb (To found; to institute)
  • instaurare verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • instaurare verb (To form; to set up in business)

Latin

1 entries
  • sistō verb (To found; to institute)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • സ്ഥാപിക്കുക verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • സ്ഥാപിക്കുക verb (To found; to institute)

Māori

4 entries
  • kopou verb (To appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain)
  • parākiri verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • whakakaupapa verb (To found; to institute)
  • whakapūmau verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • ava kirin verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • ava kirin verb (To found; to institute)
  • damezrandin verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • damezrandin verb (To form; to set up in business)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • etablere verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • etablere verb (To found; to institute)
  • fastslå verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • fastslå verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)

Old English

4 entries
  • aræran verb (To found; to institute)
  • asettan verb (To found; to institute)
  • astellan verb (To found; to institute)
  • befæstan verb (To found; to institute)

Oromo

1 entries
  • hundeessuu verb (To found; to institute)

Persian

4 entries
  • بنا نهادن verb (To found; to institute)
  • بنیان کردن verb (To found; to institute)
  • تأسیس کردن verb (To found; to institute)
  • مقرر کردن verb (To appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain)

Polish

4 entries
  • ustalić verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • ustalić verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)
  • ustanowić verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • ustanowić verb (To found; to institute)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • estabelecer verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • estabelecer verb (To found; to institute)
  • estabelecer verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)
  • firmar verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)

Romanian

1 entries
  • stabili verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)

Russian

4 entries
  • назначить verb (To appoint, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain)
  • осно́вывать verb (To found; to institute)
  • основа́ть verb (To found; to institute)
  • показать verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • stèidhich verb (To found; to institute)

Spanish

4 entries
  • condir verb (To found; to institute)
  • establecer verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • establecer verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • establecer verb (To found; to institute)

Swedish

4 entries
  • etablera verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • etablera verb (To found; to institute)
  • fastställa verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)
  • grunda verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • pyutk verb (To found; to institute)

Turkish

4 entries
  • saptamak verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)
  • tespit etmek verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)
  • yapmak verb (To found; to institute)
  • yerleştirmek verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)

Ugaritic

1 entries
  • 𐎖𐎐𐎊 verb (To found; to institute)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • встано́влювати verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • встанови́ти verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • засно́вувати verb (To form; to set up in business)
  • засно́вувати verb (To found; to institute)

Walloon

1 entries
  • mete so pî verb (To found; to institute)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אַוועקשטעלן verb (To found; to institute)

Zazaki

3 entries
  • herun kerden verb (To make stable or firm; to confirm)
  • saz kerden verb (To found; to institute)
  • tesbit kerden verb (To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate)

Sample sentences

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Our ultimate goal is to establish world peace.

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For your information, the marketing subcommittee is scheduling a phone conference to establish objectives and directions for 1998.

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The question of how to establish the optimal formula is still open.

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You establish the property right by paying for it.

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