n.
1) to establish, found a ~
2) to go to ~ ( BE )/to go to the ~ ( AE )
3) a base; children's; city, municipal; community, non-profit; cottage ( BE ); evacuation; field; general; mental; military; private, proprietary ( AE ); state; station; teaching; veterans ~
4) at, in a ~ (she works at/in the ~)
5) in ~ ( BE )/in the ~ ( AE ) (she's ill and has been in/in the ~ for a week)
USAGE NOTE: In BE , the phrases to go to ~ , to be in ~ mean 'to be ~ized'; in AE one says to go to the ~ , to be in the ~ .