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established
[ ih-stab-lisht ]
adjective
- founded, built, or brought into existence:
The organization is getting ready to announce the first recipient of a newly established award recognizing outstanding service to the community.
- settled or installed relatively permanently in a position, place, business, etc.:
The resort is a long established vacation destination with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality personal service to their guests.
- proven valid or true:
Knowledge about the venom of the spider that bit her is sparse, and there is no established treatment for it.
- accepted or recognized:
More recent research, however, contradicts the established narrative.
Experimental psychology is an established field with a long history of research involving humans.
- firm or settled in habit or condition:
Her established dislike of poetry meant she rarely received it for review.
- brought about, appointed, enacted, or ordained:
Requirements include being covered by federally established health insurance, such as Medicare or Medicaid.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of establish.
Other Words From
- qua·si-es·tab·lished adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of established1
Example Sentences
One of these tests is based on federally established methods, and the other is based on the stricter California state-established standards.
He eventually found his niche as their established comic support or antagonist.
In the end, the head start Verstappen established in the first five races of the year was too much.
Suddenly, what would otherwise be morally dubious transgressions or—as earlier established—classic teenage girl faults, are now glimpses into what these girls are capable of if the stakes are heightened.
Freedom of Information requests by BBC News established that 5,866 people are currently being seen by specialist weight services in Scotland.
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