united

[ yoo-nahy-tid ]

/ yuˈnaɪ tɪd /

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adjective

made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front.

formed or produced by the uniting of things or persons: a united effort.

agreed; in harmony.

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Origin of united

First recorded in 1545–55; unite¹ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM united

u·nit·ed·ly, adverbu·nit·ed·ness, nounnon·u·nit·ed, adjectiveun·u·nit·ed, adjective

well-u·nit·ed, adjective

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How to use united in a sentence

For decades, the states were sufficiently united that talking about America as a collective entity made obvious sense.
Overlapping crises expose the erosion of our national unity|Philip Bump|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
In 1987, nearly 200 countries united to pass the Montreal Protocol, a ban that forced manufacturers to create CFC alternatives that wouldn’t tamper with ozone.
5 famous environmental disasters where humans and nature healed together|Meera Subramanian|February 16, 2021|Popular-Science
Ironically, the “Blinding Lights” meme arguably united families, friends, celebrities, and even virtual classrooms, more than “Blinding Lights,” the song, ever could.
How one hit song won The Weeknd a Super Bowl halftime show|Aja Romano|February 5, 2021|Vox
Apartheid-era South Africa was banned—a sanction first implemented at Tokyo ’64—while North Korea and South Korea were permitted to march and compete under a united flag at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Can Tokyo Safely Host the Olympic Games This Summer?|Charlie Campbell|January 12, 2021|Time

It made a certain kind of sense to see them united on that same network.
NBC’s Mr. Mayor Is a Fascinating Mix of Ted Danson’s Charm and Tina Fey’s Pith|Judy Berman|January 7, 2021|Time
To vow unto him singly, or unitedly, was a duty of his covenant.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
By leaping unitedly—first at one then at another—they finally frightened one victim out of the circle of safety.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills
Unitedly they drank to his weird past,—his interesting present, and to his future life and happiness, far into the night.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone|Frederic Remington
Another duty of woman is to unitedly contend for the right of suffrage for those who wish to exercise it.
The Arena|Various
Below you see how briskly these rivulets broaden and unitedly carry the pure water to the south.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various

British Dictionary definitions for united

united

/ (juːˈnaɪtɪd) /

adjective

produced by two or more persons or things in combination or from their union or amalgamationa united effort

in agreement

in association or alliance

Derived forms of united

unitedly, adverbunitedness, noun

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