Standard Lemma guide

united

adj · name · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/
  • General-American: yo͞o-nīʹtĭd
  • General-American: yo͝o-
  • General-American: /juˈnaɪtɪd/
  • General-American: /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/
  • General-American: [juˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d]
  • General-American: [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d]
  • General-American: [jʊˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d]
  • General-American: [jəˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪtɪd
  • /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
  • CMU ARPABET: Y UW0 N AY1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Joined into a single entity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: combined, integrated

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: combined, integrated

Antonyms: disunited, nonunited, ununited

2

adj

Meaning 2

Involving the joint activity of multiple agents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The two parties stood united against the proposal.
  • A united effort is needed to solve the problem.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: disunited, nonunited, ununited

3

name

Meaning 3

any of many football teams formed by the amalgamation of smaller ones

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of unite

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • presented a united front

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: divided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: joined

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَّحِد (muttaḥid) — joined into a single entity
  • Armenian: միացյալ (miacʻyal) — joined into a single entity
  • Armenian: միասնական (miasnakan) — joined into a single entity
  • Azerbaijani: birləşmiş — joined into a single entity
  • Bengali: যুক্ত (jukto) — joined into a single entity
  • Central Bikol: burunyog — joined into a single entity
  • Bulgarian: обединен (obedinen) — joined into a single entity
  • Bulgarian: съединен (sǎedinen) — joined into a single entity
  • Bulgarian: съвместен (sǎvmesten) — joined into a single entity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聯合的 /联合的 (liánhé de) — joined into a single entity
  • Czech: spojený — joined into a single entity
  • Danish: forenede — joined into a single entity
  • Dutch: verenigd — joined into a single entity
  • Esperanto: unuiĝinta — joined into a single entity
  • Finnish: yhdistynyt — joined into a single entity
  • Finnish: yhdistyneet — joined into a single entity
  • French: uni — joined into a single entity
  • French: unifié — joined into a single entity
  • German: vereinigt — joined into a single entity
  • German: vereint — joined into a single entity
  • German: einig — joined into a single entity
  • Greek: ενωμένος (enoménos) — joined into a single entity
  • Greek: ηνωμένος (inoménos) — joined into a single entity
  • Hebrew: מְאוּחָד (m'ukhád) — joined into a single entity
  • Hindi: संहत (sãhat) — joined into a single entity
  • White Hmong: koom siab — joined into a single entity
  • Hungarian: egyesült — joined into a single entity
  • Ingrian: yhissetty — joined into a single entity
  • Interlingua: unite — joined into a single entity
  • Italian: unito — joined into a single entity
  • Japanese: 連合した (rengō shita) — joined into a single entity
  • Kazakh: бiртұтас (birtūtas) — joined into a single entity
  • Central Kurdish: یەکگِرتوو (yekgirtû) — joined into a single entity
  • Northern Kurdish: yekgirtî — joined into a single entity
  • Northern Kurdish: yekbûyî — joined into a single entity
  • Latin: ūnītus — joined into a single entity
  • Lithuanian: jungtinis — joined into a single entity
  • Low German: vereent — joined into a single entity
  • Macedonian: обе́динет (obédinet) — joined into a single entity
  • Macedonian: сое́динет (soédinet) — joined into a single entity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forent — joined into a single entity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forenet — joined into a single entity
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sameint — joined into a single entity
  • Old English: ġemǣne — joined into a single entity
  • Persian: متحد (mottahed) — joined into a single entity
  • Plautdietsch: veeent — joined into a single entity
  • Polish: zjednoczony — joined into a single entity
  • Portuguese: unido — joined into a single entity
  • Quechua: t'inki — joined into a single entity
  • Romanian: unit — joined into a single entity
  • Russian: объединённый (obʺjedinjónnyj) — joined into a single entity
  • Russian: соединённый (sojedinjónnyj) — joined into a single entity
  • Scots: unitit — joined into a single entity
  • Scottish Gaelic: aonaichte — joined into a single entity
  • Serbo-Croatian: ujedinjen — joined into a single entity
  • Serbo-Croatian: sjedinjen — joined into a single entity
  • Serbo-Croatian: složan — joined into a single entity
  • Spanish: unido — joined into a single entity
  • Swedish: förenad — joined into a single entity
  • Turkmen: birleşen — joined into a single entity
  • Yiddish: פֿאַראייניקט (fareynikt) — joined into a single entity
  • Bulgarian: съвместен (sǎvmesten) — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Czech: spojený — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Finnish: yhteinen — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • German: vereint — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Italian: unito — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Japanese: 連合した (rengō shita) — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Macedonian: о́пшт (ópšt) — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Macedonian: здру́жен (zdrúžen) — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Macedonian: е́динствен (édinstven) — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Russian: о́бщий (óbščij) — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Russian: совме́стный (sovméstnyj) — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Scots: unitit — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
  • Scottish Gaelic: aonaichte — involving the joint activity of multiple agents
Real reading context

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