established

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 97.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb simple past and past participle of establish
2. adjective Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
3. adjective Having been successful for a long time and therefore recognized and generally respected.
4. adjective Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
5. adjective Of any social or economic entity: part of the establishment (“groups with socioeconomic power”).
6. adjective (Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.

Similar words

deep-rooted ingrained habitual accomplished secure deep-seated recognized proven accepted foreign

Often followed by

in by a the that and for at as

Word family

establish establishes establishing establishment establishments