Standard Lemma guide

UT

name · noun · 11 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: /ʊt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ʌt/
  • General-American: /ut/
  • General-American: /ʌt/
  • General-American: /ʊt/
  • rhymes with -ʊt
  • rhymes with -ʌt
  • rhymes with -uːt

1

name

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of Utah: a state of the United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Qualifier: postal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Abbreviation of Uttarakhand: a state of India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of University of Texas, Austin TX.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

Initialism of Universal Time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: UT1

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of utility player.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable

Topics: fantasy, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of union territory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Examples

  • states and UTs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of ultrasonic testing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Syllable (formerly) used in solfège to represent the first note of a major scale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: do, doh

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: solfa syllable

10

noun

Meaning 10

a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Utah, Beehive State, Mormon State

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: American state

11

noun

Meaning 11

the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich Time, GMT, universal time, UT1

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: time

Narrower terms: coordinated universal time, UTC

History

Etymology

From Middle English ut (“first degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian ut in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the opening word Latin ut (“how”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Benedictine monk Paulus Deacon (8th c. CE).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: ut — first note of a major scale
  • French: ut — first note of a major scale