ute
noun
a utility vehicle.
ute
1 American
[yoot]
/ jut /
noun
Ute
2
American
[yoot]
/ jut /
noun
Utes,
plural
Ute
plural
-
a member of an American Indian people of Utah and W Colorado.
-
a dialect or group of dialects of the Uto-Aztecan language shared by the Utes and Southern Paiutes.
Ute
1
British
/ ˈjuːtɪ, juːt /
noun
-
a member of a North American Indian people of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, related to the Aztecs
-
the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family
ute
2
British
/ juːt /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ute
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The only abuse was a rude word shouted by the driver of a passing ute.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
The Japanese automaker proclaimed that the RAV4-sized ute would get around 300 miles of range.
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2022
In the next millisecond, no sooner had the ute stopped, Annette tells me: ‘Let’s run to the house.’
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2019
As Australia rose to prosperity in the 1950s and 1960s, feeding and clothing a Europe recovering from World War 2, the vehicle it drove was the Holden ute.
From Reuters ● Dec. 24, 2013
Wið ute þeser láge ni`s´ man þe ȝescod habbe.
From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph
Visitors there learn about Ute culture in a far less crowded and more natural, intimate setting than a national park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
While giving back local control was Trump’s stated rationale, tribes in the area, like the Diné, Ute, Hopi, and Zuni, had been working for years to protect the two iconic and culturally significant sites.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024
The research group headed by Professor Dr Ute Armbruster from the Institute of Molecular Photosynthesis at HHU is examining this process from a range of perspectives.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
On a canyon wall, they found rock art: a huge panel of horses and other designs still used by the Hopi, Navajo and Ute tribes whose reservations were nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
She was either an Apache or a Ute.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
I’m also very aware that I could get a hearty case from a fan of the Cougars, the Vanderbilt Commodores, the Utah Utes or even the Texas Longhorns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Seemed pretty simple for the Utes, who scored on their first three possessions with drives of 75, 60 and 49 yards, making it 20-0 before the second quarter was three minutes old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2025
Roberts took over the Utah program in 2015, going 18-15 in her first year after the Utes posted a 9-21 record the previous season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
Flaharty drove in a run with a triple in the fourth and the Utes tied it again in the fifth when Clarkson drew a bases loaded walk.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
The old Utes said it was a lie; there were no such things.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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