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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

establish

English answer:

work out/discern/identify

Added to glossary by S.J
Mar 28, 2020 20:23
4 yrs ago
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English term

establish

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters establish
This choice simply allows us to establish, for babies, what their preference is.

The babies have the choice between two snacks, what is the sense of establish here? Could it be "revealed"?

Thanks in advance,
Responses
4 +7 work out/discern/identify
5 +3 discover
5 -3 found
5 -4 to do
5 -5 develop

Discussion

James A. Walsh Mar 28, 2020:
In that case, "determine" / "work out" ...would be my choice (in that order), depending on the register...
S.J (asker) Mar 28, 2020:
I forgot to mention that this phase is prior to a real experiment they are going to do.

Responses

+7
21 mins
Selected

work out/discern/identify

Here "establish" is used in the sense of "work out" - emphatically neither "influence" nor "do", as in the previous answers.

It simply means that we can work out/discern/identify what babies' preference is.
Peer comment(s):
agree Tony M : And another synonym relevant here might be 'determine'
32 mins
Ooh yes - that fits especially well!
agree James A. Walsh
1 hr
Thank you!
agree philgoddard
4 hrs
Thanks, Phil!
agree writeaway
12 hrs
Thank you!
agree Sarah Lewis-Morgan
14 hrs
Thank you!
agree D. I. Verrelli : Also "find out".
17 hrs
Oh that's another great synonym - who knew there were so many!
agree Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 16 hrs
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-4
16 mins

to do

to do
Peer comment(s):
disagree Tony M : That isn't the meaning it has here, nor would it fit properly into the rest of the sentence.
37 mins
disagree James A. Walsh : Just no.
1 hr
disagree D. I. Verrelli : Agree with Tony M.
17 hrs
disagree Yvonne Gallagher : no, simply wrong here. CL 5 is way off...
1 day 16 hrs
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+3
33 mins

discover

to discover or get proof of something:
Before we take any action we must establish the facts/truth.
Can you establish what time she left home/whether she has left home.
We have established that she was born in 1900.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/establis...
Peer comment(s):
agree Tony M
21 mins
Thank you
agree James A. Walsh
59 mins
agree D. I. Verrelli
17 hrs
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-3
1 hr

found

This choice simply allows us to found, for babies, what their preference is.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Tony M : 'to found' is certainly one meaning of 'establish' — but doesn't fit here; you seem to be confusing it with the verb 'to find', which would be OK, but not like this in the past tense.
31 mins
neutral James A. Walsh : "Found" is the wrong tense here! And, at any rate, it would be "find out" (not just "find"). It's misleading that you've posted this with a confidence level of 5!
43 mins
disagree D. I. Verrelli : Agree with J. A. W.
16 hrs
disagree Yvonne Gallagher : It doesn't fit here. And CL 5 is far too much
1 day 15 hrs
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-5
2 hrs

develop

The development of food preferences begins very early, even before birth. And likes and dislikes change as we grow into adults
Example sentence:

How do Babies Develop Food and Taste Preferences?

Reference:

http://https://www.strong4life.com/en/pages/healthy-eating/articles/how-your-baby-develops-taste-preferences

Peer comment(s):
disagree writeaway : no this is 100% incorrect. See the context: allows us to establish /you are misreading it. The babies are not the ones doing the 'establishing'
1 hr
develop or developmental growth of babies means formation and increase in their mental and building capacity, the context means that this choice allows us to help babies develop "establish" their preference. it's something spiritual or behavioral
disagree Tony M : Wrong sense of 'establish' here / No, I'm afraid you are completely misunderstanding the meaning of the source text here.; nothing 'spiritual' here, that is over-interpretation of a straightforward text.
10 hrs
develop or developmental growth of babies means formation and increase in their mental and building capacity, the context means that this choice allows us to help babies develop "establish" their preference. it's something spiritual or behavioral
disagree D. I. Verrelli : Not applicable.
15 hrs
disagree B D Finch : Agree with the comments by both writeaway and Tony. There is nothing at all spiritual about it and it is absolutely NOT about helping babies establish their preference. It's about discovering what it is that bables prefer, not influencing them.
18 hrs
disagree Yvonne Gallagher : yet another CL 5 for a totally wrong answer
1 day 14 hrs
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