How to spell establish

Establish is spelled E-S-T-A-B-L-I-S-H.

hear ites·tab·lish/ɛ'stæblɪʃ/verbRules and real life

What it means: To set up or create something.

In a sentence: Let's establish the rules for our new game.

Same family: established, establishing, establishment, found, create. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Establish” comes from Old French *establir* and Latin *stabilire*, both related to the idea of making something stable or firm. So when you establish something, you are literally making it ‘stable’ in place or in people’s minds.

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