united en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [jʊˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] (General-American)
- /juˈnaɪtɪd/ (General-American)
- [jəˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] (General-American)
- yo͝o- (General-American)
- [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] (General-American)
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- [juˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] (General-American)
- /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/ (General-American)
- yo͞o-nīʹtĭd (General-American)
- /juːˈnaɪtɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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 Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English united From unite + -ed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Joined into a single entity.
Learn this, Thomas, And thou shalt prove a shelter to thy friends, A hoop of gold to bind thy brothers in, That the united vessel of their blood, Mingled with venom of suggestion— As, force perforce, the age will pour it in— Shall never leak [...]
1795, William Shakespeare, The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth, Act IV, scene IV, lines 41-48:The action ended in the capture of the Ca Ira and Censeur, the latter a 74-gun ship, and both crowded with troops. Their united loss was between 300 and 400 men. On board the British squadron 73 were killed and 275 wounded; the Neapolitans had only 1 slain and 9 wounded.
1823, John Marshall, “Gould, Davidge”, in Royal Naval Biography, volume Volume I, Part I, Vice-Admirals of the Red, page 340:Near-synonyms: combined, integrated
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(not-comparable) Involving the joint activity of multiple agents.
[...] then, I believe, help would be sent from the sanctuary, and we should be strengthened out of Zion to break down the partition walls between us, and no more would be heard of those harsh sentences one against another, founded on far-fetched arguments, and on speculative ideas respecting certain passages contained in those Scriptures of truth, which are now so far united as to join in sending far and near. Again, I say, I rejoice at this union; but I am sorry to find that we should have any thing like war remaining among us, while we are united in publishing what we wish to produce “peace on earth, and good-will towards men.”
1821, Joseph Jewell, An address to Christians, particularly those who are united in ciruclating the Scriptures, page 6:[...] defining the group of self-governing communities composed of Great Britain and the Dominions as “autonomous communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external afiairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations” [...]
1934, State of the Union Act, Parliament of South Africa:The two parties stood united against the proposal.
A united effort is needed to solve the problem.
Antonyms
nonunited · ununited · disunited · ununited · nonunited · disunited
Deriveds
unitedly · United Canadas · United States · United Province of Canada · United Counties of Leeds and Grenville · united church · United Snakes · Trellech United · united inch · united flower · United Provinces · United Brethren · United Kingdom · United Arab Emirates · United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry · ununited · United Canada · malunited · United Counties of Prescott and Russell · unitedness · nonunited
Descendants
Relateds
union · unionized · unionised · unitized · unity · unitization
Synonyms
Translations (74)
sh sjedinjen (joined into a single entity) · nb forenet (joined into a single entity) · mk о́пшт (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · gd aonaichte (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · it unito (joined into a single entity) · mk сое́динет (joined into a single entity) · sh složan (joined into a single entity) · yi פֿאַראייניקט (joined into a single entity) · cs spojený (joined into a single entity) · hi संहत (joined into a single entity) · bg съвместен (joined into a single entity) · izh yhissetty (joined into a single entity) · pt unido (joined into a single entity) · bg съвместен (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · tk birleşen (joined into a single entity) · ru объединённый (joined into a single entity) · nb forent (joined into a single entity) · kmr yekbûyî (joined into a single entity) · hy միասնական (joined into a single entity) · he מְאוּחָד (joined into a single entity) · sv förenad (joined into a single entity) · lt jungtinis (joined into a single entity) · pdt veeent (joined into a single entity) · eo unuiĝinta (joined into a single entity) · bg съединен (joined into a single entity) · sh ujedinjen (joined into a single entity) · de vereint (joined into a single entity) · fi yhdistyneet (joined into a single entity) · mk е́динствен (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · mk здру́жен (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · bg обединен (joined into a single entity) · kmr yekgirtî (joined into a single entity) · fi yhdistynyt (joined into a single entity) · nl verenigd (joined into a single entity) · it unito (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · qu t'inki (joined into a single entity) · mww koom siab (joined into a single entity) · el ενωμένος (joined into a single entity) · el ηνωμένος (joined into a single entity) · de vereint (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · ja 連合した (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · fa متحد (joined into a single entity) · bn যুক্ত (joined into a single entity) · gd aonaichte (joined into a single entity) · az birləşmiş (joined into a single entity) · de einig (joined into a single entity) · cs spojený (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · bcl burunyog (joined into a single entity) · es unido (joined into a single entity) · fr uni (joined into a single entity) · nds vereent (joined into a single entity) · nn sameint (joined into a single entity) · ru совме́стный (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · fr unifié (joined into a single entity) · da forenede (joined into a single entity) · kk бiртұтас (joined into a single entity) · sco unitit (joined into a single entity) · cmn 聯合的 /联合的 (joined into a single entity) · sco unitit (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · fi yhteinen (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · de vereinigt (joined into a single entity) · ru о́бщий (involving the joint activity of multiple agents) · ia unite (joined into a single entity) · ja 連合した (joined into a single entity) · ru соединённый (joined into a single entity) · ckb یەکگِرتوو (joined into a single entity) · ang ġemǣne (joined into a single entity) · ar مُتَّحِد (joined into a single entity) · ro unit (joined into a single entity) · pl zjednoczony (joined into a single entity) · hy միացյալ (joined into a single entity) · hu egyesült (joined into a single entity) · la ūnītus (joined into a single entity) · mk обе́динет (joined into a single entity)