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establish

English translation: work out/discern/identify

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English term or phrase:establish
Selected answer:work out/discern/identify
Entered by: S.J

20:23 Mar 28, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / establish
English term or phrase: 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,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 16:46
work out/discern/identify
Explanation:
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.
Selected response from:

Jennifer Caisley
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:46
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +7work out/discern/identify
Jennifer Caisley
5 +3discover
Mark Robertson
5 -3found
Amira E.
5 -4to do
Ali Sharifi
5 -5develop
Abdullah Ahmad


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -4
to do


Explanation:
to do

Ali Sharifi
United States
Local time: 16:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
work out/discern/identify


Explanation:
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.

Jennifer Caisley
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
discover


Explanation:
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...

Mark Robertson
Local time: 21:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
21 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  James A. Walsh
59 mins
agree  D. I. Verrelli
17 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -3
found


Explanation:
This choice simply allows us to found, for babies, what their preference is.

Amira E.
Local time: 22:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -5
develop


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

Example sentence(s):
  • How do Babies Develop Food and Taste Preferences?

    Reference: http://https://www.strong4life.com/en/pages/healthy-eating/a...
Abdullah Ahmad
Egypt
Local time: 22:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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