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- [yoo-nahy-tid]
- /yuˈnaɪ tɪd/
- /juˈnaɪtɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoo-nahy-tid]
- /yuˈnaɪ tɪd/
Definitions of united word
- adjective united made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front. 1
- adjective united formed or produced by the uniting of things or persons: a united effort. 1
- adjective united agreed; in harmony. 1
- verb with object united to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit. 1
- verb with object united to cause to adhere: to unite two pieces of wood with glue. 1
- verb with object united to cause to be in a state of mutual sympathy, or to have a common opinion or attitude. 1
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Origin of united
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; unite1 + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for United
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
united popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
united usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for united
adj united
- affiliated — If an organization is affiliated with another larger organization, it is officially connected with the larger organization or is a member of it.
- as one — If a group of people does something as one, all the people do the same thing at the same time or in the same way.
- bracketed — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
- coacting — Present participle of coact.
verb united
- adjoined — to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake.
- agglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate.
- clave — one of a pair of hardwood sticks struck together to make a hollow sound, esp to mark the beat of Latin-American dance music
- coalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of coalesce.
- cohered — Simple past tense and past participle of cohere.
adjective united
- aligned — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- allied — Allied forces or troops are armies from different countries who are fighting on the same side in a war.
- amalgamated — Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.
- banded — If something is banded, it has one or more bands on it, often of a different colour which contrasts with the main colour.
- coadjuvant — Cooperating.
Antonyms for united
adj united
- alienated — indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile
- anthologized — to compile an anthology.
- antithetic — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
- at large — You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.
- at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
verb united
- acidified — Simple past tense and past participle of acidify.
- analyzed — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- ate — Ate is the past tense of eat.
- carved — to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine.
adjective united
- contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- diffused — Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- factional — of a faction or factions.
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
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