All 4 Uses of
establish
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- In this case, however, they have established a very serious case against the son of the murdered man.
Chpt 4 (definition 1) *established = created
- Remember, Watson that though we have so homely a thing as a goose at one end of this chain, we have at the other a man who will certainly get seven years' penal servitude unless we can establish his innocence.
Chpt 7 (definition 2) *establish = prove
- The last squire dragged out his existence there, living the horrible life of an aristocratic pauper; but his only son, my stepfather, seeing that he must adapt himself to the new conditions, obtained an advance from a relative, which enabled him to take a medical degree and went out to Calcutta, where, by his professional skill and his force of character, he established a large practice.
Chpt 8 (definition 1)established = created
- Dr. Roylott then abandoned his attempts to establish himself in practice in London and took us to live with him in the old ancestral house at Stoke Moran.†
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (establish as in: establish a positive tone) create, start, or set in [a] place
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(2) (establish as in: establish that there is a need) show or determine (cause to be recognized or figure out)