unite
verbnouncommon in dialogue
- United States//juˈnaɪt//
- United States//jʊˈnaɪt//
- United States/[ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ʔ]/
- United States/[ju̟ˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚]/
- United States/[jʊˈnaɪ̯ʔ]/
To bring together as one.
verb
- 1
To bring together as one.
The new government will try to unite the various factions.
I hope this song can unite people from all different cultures.
- 2
To come together as one.
If we want to win, we will need to unite.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite From Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, perfect passive participle of ūniō.
noun
- 1
historicalA British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland.
Occasionally Scots and Irish coins are also found. The gold hoards consist entirely of crown gold unites, half unites and quarter unites from the reigns of James I and Charles I.
Forms
- plural
- unites
- past tense
- united
- past participle
- united
- present participle
- uniting
- third person singular
- unites