establecer

/estaβleˈseɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
establezco
preterite (yo)
establecí
past participle
establecido

Meaning

  1. to establish

    • Establecimos una norma.

      We established a rule.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

instituir

instituir specifically means to institute or found formally, like establishing an institution, a law or a prize; establecer is more general, "to establish" anything, like a business or a fact.

instaurar

instaurar means to establish or instate, like a new regime or tradition, formal and often political; establecer is more general.

Similar in other languages

German

etablieren

etablieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to establish."

Portuguese

estabelecer

estabelecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to establish."

Practice

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