Definitions for established
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Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. established, constituted(adj)

   brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

   "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"

2. accomplished, effected, established(adj)

   settled securely and unconditionally

   "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"

3. conventional, established(adj)

   conforming with accepted standards

   "a conventional view of the world"

4. established(adj)

   shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt

   "the established facts in the case"

5. established, naturalized(adj)

   introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation

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1. established(adj.)

   shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the established facts in the case.

2. established(adj.)

   (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants.

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1. established(Adjective)

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Established

   of Establish

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'established' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #971

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'established' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2877

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'established' in Adjectives Frequency: #598

How to pronounce established?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say established in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of established in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of established in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of established in a Sentence

1. Jesse Jackson:

   By circumventing the long established procedure for picking the city's top cop, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has loaded Chief Johnson down with baggage that reeks of backroom deals.

2. Alexandra Wrage:

   Qatar is investing heavily in projects designed to enhance its public image. Whatever its other goals, I am sure the ICSS was established in part for this reason.

3. Zeki Saritoprak:

   Worldwide, to my knowledge, there has been no credible evidence of religious indoctrination at any school established or run by Hizmet sympathizers.

4. Aleister Crowley:

   The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without. Inevitably anyone with an independent mind must become "one who resists or opposes authority or established conventions": a rebel. If enough people come to agree with, and follow, the Rebel, we now have a Devil. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have --- Greatness.

5. Diane Hoskins:

   Gutting the far too few offshore drilling safeguards that were established in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster is reckless and wrong.

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