unite
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See also: unité
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, perfect passive participle of ūniō.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: yo͞o-nītʹ, yo͝o-, IPA(key): /juˈnaɪt/, /jʊˈnaɪt/, , , , , ,
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪt
- Hyphenation: u‧nite
Verb
unite (third-person singular simple present unites, present participle uniting, simple past and past participle united)
- (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.
- (reciprocal) To come together as one.
- If we want to win, we will need to unite.
Conjugation
Conjugation of unite
| infinitive | (to) unite | ||
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| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | unite | united | |
| 2nd-person singular | unite, unitest† | united, unitedst† | |
| 3rd-person singular | unites, uniteth† | united | |
| plural | unite | ||
| subjunctive | unite | united | |
| imperative | unite | — | |
| participles | uniting | united | |
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Translations
(transitive) to bring together as one
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(reciprocal) to come together as one
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Noun
unite (plural unites)
- (UK, historical) A 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.
- 1968, Seaby's coin and medal bulletin, numbers 593-604, page 198:
- 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.
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Interlingua
Adjective
unite (not comparable)
Participle
unite
- past participle of unir
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
unite
- inflection of unire:
Etymology 2
Participle
unite f pl
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
ūnīte
Spanish
Verb
unite
- second-person singular voseo imperative of unir combined with te