established
verbeadjectifcourant dans les dialogues
- //ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt//
Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
verbe
- 1
Aussi une forme de establishsimple past and past participle of establish
Étymologie
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
adjectif
- 1
Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
Near-synonyms: long-standing, accomplished (of faits accomplis)
- 2
Having been successful for a long time and therefore recognized and generally respected.
Near-synonym: accomplished
- 3
Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
Anglicanism did manage to strengthen its position in the southern English American colonies after Charles II's restoration (even in cosmopolitan New York), gaining established status in six out of the eventual thirteen.
- 4
Of any social or economic entity: part of the establishment (“groups with socioeconomic power”).
- 5
Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.
Formes
- comparatif
- more established
- superlatif
- most established
established · Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
establishing · The act by which something is established; establishment.establishment · The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining;…Establishment · Any particular establishment (ruling class) that is construed…