verb · academic

establish

/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/es·TAB·lish

Band 5-6task1task2

to set up or create something that will last; to prove or show that something is true

Examples

The investigators established a link between diet and the disease.

The university established a new scholarship scheme.

It is difficult to establish causation from these results alone.

Band 8 sentence

Although a correlation exists, we were unable to establish a causal relationship between the variables.

Collocations

  • establish a link/relationship
  • establish that
  • establish a company

Word family

establish verbestablished adjective / past participleestablishment noun

Common mistakes

Last year they establish a research centre.Last year they established a research centre.

He established that he agree with the proposal.He established that he agreed with the proposal.

Say it for a higher band

5set up6found7+establish

Synonyms

set up

Easily confused

found

They founded the charity in 1998.

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