All 4 Uses of
establish
in
Lone Survivor
- I stand ready to bring the full spectrum of combat power to bear in order to achieve my mission and the goals established by my country.
Chpt 1. *established = set
- Tying them up to give us more time to establish a new position wasn't an option.
Chpt 7.establish = set up
- Slowly, during the course of the day, we established there was a small American base two miles away.
Chpt 10. *established = learned
- Especially to explain how we had fallen back under Mikey's command, and then kept falling back, how we never had any option but to establish our defense farther down the mountain, always farther down.
Chpt 12.establish = set up
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)