All 14 Uses of
establish
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Brisingr
- Or rather, capture, torture, and then kill us, none of which are conducive to establishing a close relationship.
*establishing = creating
- The scenes diverged from established fact, however, and immersed him in imaginary situations constructed piecemeal from fragments of what had actually been.
*established = known
- From what he heard, Roran had concluded Edric was a competent commander-Nasuada never would have put him in charge of such an important mission otherwise-but he had an abrasive personality, and he disciplined his warriors for even the slightest deviation from established practice, as Roran had learned to his chagrin upon three separate occasions during his first day with Edric's company.
established = generally accepted
- The first few years of partnership between a dragon and a Rider are crucial to establishing a healthy relationship between the two, and the Riders discovered that it was better to wait until newly joined Riders and dragons were well familiar with each other before informing them of the Eldunari.
establishing = creating
- Later, after the Riders established themselves on the island of Vroengard and therein built a repository for the Eldunari, wild dragons and paired dragons both entrusted their hearts to the Riders for safekeeping .
established = settled
- Eragon had decided to travel on established roads and trails wherever possible.†
- It is regrettable that such an unpleasant incident should mar this historic meeting between us, but at least now you may rest easy, confident that you have established our origins and that we are what we seem to be: elves of Du Weldenvarden.†
- He concentrated on the sword with all his might, smoothing the plane of his consciousness into the calm of meditation so Murtagh would find no purchase with which to establish a foothold in Eragon's being.†
- Before the clanmeet resumes upon the third morning hour of tomorrow, we must attempt to establish beyond all doubt who ordered the attack.†
- We needed more evidence before we could establish Az Sweldn rak Anhuin's guilt for certain.†
- Tradition and established precedent leave me only three choices.†
- They revealed their existence to us only after the magical pact between our races was established, and then only to a select few.†
- Anyone who attempted to seize control of the tree would also have to establish their mental dominance over a large swath of Du Weldenvarden, a feat which no single person could hope to achieve.†
- Once the blank was nearly as long as the finished sword, the work slowed as Rhunon returned to the tang and carefully hammered her way up the blade, establishing the final angles and proportions.†
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)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)