established

  • 1established — adj. 1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed his prestige as an established writer; an established precedent;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2established — established; un·established; …

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  • 3established — index accustomed (customary), certain (positive), chronic, common (customary), conventional …

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  • 4established — es|tab|lished [ ı stæblıʃt ] adjective ** 1. ) having existed for a long time, and therefore recognized as good or successful: an old established family firm They have well established connections with the Japanese company. established… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5established */*/ — UK [ɪˈstæblɪʃt] / US adjective 1) a) having existed for a long time, and therefore recognized as good or successful an old established family firm They have well established connections with the Japanese company. established… …

    English dictionary

  • 6Established — Establish Es*tab lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Established}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Establishing}.] [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. [ e]tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See {Stable}, a., { ish}, and cf. {Stablish}.] 1. To… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7established — adjective 1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established (Freq. 7) 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 …

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  • 8established — es|tab|lished W3 [ıˈstæblıʃt] adj [only before noun] 1.) already in use or existing for a long period of time ▪ Competition from established businesses can be formidable. ▪ well established teaching methods ▪ By 1969 the civil rights movement was …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9established — [[t]ɪstæ̱blɪʃt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you use established to describe something such as an organization, you mean that it is officially recognized or generally approved of because it has existed for a long time. Their religious adherence… …

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  • 10established — adjective (only before noun) 1 already in use or existing for a long period of time: established anti cancer drugs | well established: well established teaching methods 2 known to do a particular job well, because you have done it for a long time …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English