Standard Lemma guide

established

adj · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 S T AE1 B L IH0 SH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: long-standing, accomplished (of faits accomplis)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: long-standing, accomplished

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having been successful for a long time and therefore recognized and generally respected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: accomplished

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accomplished

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of any social or economic entity: part of the establishment (“groups with socioeconomic power”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Model; procedure; disease; Model; procedure; disease

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

simple past and past participle of establish

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective

Meaning 7

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the established social order
  • distrust the constituted authority
  • a team established as a member of a major league
  • enjoyed his prestige as an established writer
  • an established precedent
  • the established Church

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: constituted

Antonyms: unestablished

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: naturalized

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

conforming with accepted standards

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a conventional view of the world

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conventional

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective satellite

Meaning 10

shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the established facts in the case

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

adjective satellite

Meaning 11

settled securely and unconditionally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accomplished, effected

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَرَسِّخ (mutarassiḵ) — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Bulgarian: установен (ustanoven) — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Danish: etableret — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Danish: anerkendt — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Esperanto: establita — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • German: etabliert — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Hindi: कायम (kāyam) — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Hungarian: elfogadott — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Hungarian: bevett — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Italian: accreditato — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Latin: fundātus — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Malay: mapan — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Malay: mantap — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Māori: tūroa — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Māori: taketake — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etablert — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: etablert — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Romanian: stabilit — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Romanian: consacrat — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Swedish: etablerad — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Turkish: köklü — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Turkish: esaslı — having been in existence for some time and generally accepted
  • Danish: vedtaget — defined, described
  • Danish: fast — defined, described
  • Danish: hævdvundet — defined, described
  • French: établi — defined, described
  • Galician: establecido — defined, described
  • Hungarian: meghatározott — defined, described
  • Hungarian: megállapított — defined, described
  • Italian: stabilito — defined, described
  • Latin: ratus — defined, described
  • Latin: statutus — defined, described
  • Portuguese: estabelecido — defined, described
  • Spanish: establecido — defined, described
  • Turkish: köklü — defined, described
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