establishes
- 1Third-person singular present of establish.
The treaty establishes a permanent border between the two nations.
Her research establishes a clear link between diet and longevity.
Note
The spelling follows the -sh ending: like wishes and finishes, establish takes -es rather than a bare -s after a singular subject. Every meaning of the verb is transitive, so this form wants an object straight after it, whether a firm being founded, a rule being enacted or a fact being proved: she establishes a business, the council establishes guidelines, the evidence establishes his innocence.
establishes is a form of establish
establish, verb: To bring into being and set up on a lasting footing, as a business, organization, or institution. Full entry
- Forms
- establishestablishes he/she/itestablishing -ing formestablished past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- establish → establishes: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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