English Explanatory Dictionary

united

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of unite
adj
  1. Joined into a single entity.
  2. Involving the joint activity of multiple agents.
name
  1. any of many football teams formed by the amalgamation of smaller ones

Pronunciation

/juːˈnaɪtɪd/ /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/ yo͞o-nīʹtĭd yo͝o- /juˈnaɪtɪd/ [juˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] [jʊˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] [jəˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] en-us-united.ogg

Word forms

united

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 Middle English -ed English -ed English united From unite + -ed.

Synonyms

combined integrated

Antonyms

disunited nonunited ununited

Related words

union unionized unionised unitization unitized unity

Derived words

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