Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)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.

    vereinen

    объединя́тьobʺjedinjátʹ, объедини́тьobʺjedinítʹ

    об'є́днуватиobʺjédnuvaty, об'єдна́тиobʺjednáty

    bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation

  2. (reciprocal)To come together as one.

    If we want to win, we will need to unite.

    объединя́тьсяobʺjedinjátʹsja, объедини́тьсяobʺjedinítʹsja

Examples

1300 sentences
  1. The people united will never be defeated.

    Об’єднаний народ ніколи не буде переможений.

    ruКогда народ един - он непобедим.

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  2. UN stands for the United Nations.

    ООН означає "Огранізація об'єднаних націй".

    ruООН означает "Организация Объединённых Наций".

    deUN steht für die Vereinten Nationen.

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  3. The United States is a large country.

    США — велика країна.

    ruСША - большая страна.

    deDie Vereinigten Staaten sind ein großes Land.

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  4. What's your impression of the United States?

    Що ти думаєш про Сполучені Штати?

    deWelchen Eindruck haben Sie von den Vereinigten Staaten?

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  5. She was educated in the United States.

    Вона отримала освіту у Сполучених Штатах.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
(transitive) to bring together as one:
Русский
By meaning 2
(transitive) to bring together as one:
(reciprocal) to come together as one:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(transitive) to bring together as one:

Origin

From Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, perfect passive participle of ūniō.

From Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, perfect passive participle of ūniō.

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Forms

unites, uniting, united, united
Base formunite · to unite
3rd person singularunites
Present participleuniting
Past simpleunited
Past participleunited

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunite
he, she, itunites

Past simpleLesson

all personsunited

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave united
he, she, ithas united

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unite

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • the united states
  • united states
  • in the united
  • of the united
  • united states is
  • to the united

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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