American Sign Language: "establish" or "set up" The sign for ESTABLISH can be used to mean, "set up" as in, "We set up a new ASL club." Form both hands into "A"-handshapes. The thumb on the dominant hand juts out a bit. Think of planting a flag in the soil of the new continent you just found and establishing it as your personal domain. The dominant hand represents the flag and the back of the non-dominant hand represents the soil. Do a half-circle with the dominant hand and bring it down onto the non-dominant hand. ESTABLISH: Establish animation Notes: This sign is sometimes used as a "classifier" to represent the placement (location and existence) of objects or buildings. You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore." Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language: "establish" or "set up"

The sign for ESTABLISH can be used to mean, "set up" as in, "We set up a new ASL club."

Form both hands into "A"-handshapes. The thumb on the dominant hand juts out a bit.
Think of planting a flag in the soil of the new continent you just found and establishing it as your personal domain. The dominant hand represents the flag and the back of the non-dominant hand represents the soil. Do a half-circle with the dominant hand and bring it down onto the non-dominant hand.

ESTABLISH:

Establish animation

Notes:

This sign is sometimes used as a "classifier" to represent the placement (location and existence) of objects or buildings.

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT >

Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language University ™