verb · academic
establish
/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/i·STA·blish
Band 5-6task2task1speaking
To set up, found, or show that something is true or exists
Examples
“Researchers established a link between diet and heart disease.”
“The university established a new scholarship for international students.”
“It is hard to establish causation from cross‑sectional data.”
Band 8 sentence
“By triangulating qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys, the authors established a robust association between income and wellbeing.”
Collocations
- establish a link
- establish a relationship
- establish a precedent
Word family
establish verbestablished adjective / verb (past)establishment noun
Common mistakes
establish the reason of→establish the reason for
make established→become established / establish
Say it for a higher band
5set up→6prove→7+establish
Synonyms
set up
Easily confused
prove
“The experiment proved that the hypothesis was incorrect.”
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