# united

Pronunciation: say "yoo-NY-tid" US /juˈnaɪtɪd/, UK /juːˈnaɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Brought together so as to form a single entity or whole.
   - Simple: Joined together to form one whole.
   - _After decades of division, a united Germany emerged in 1990._
   - _The merger left a single united company with offices in both cities._
3. Acting together or in agreement, as separate people or groups who share one aim or view.
   - Simple: Working together or agreeing, as people or groups who want the same thing.
   - _The opposition parties launched a united campaign against the new law._
   - _Neighbors took united action to block the proposed development._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of unite, used as a verb for the act of joining together or of bringing others together. — simple past and past participle of unite
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of unite. Use this form for joining in the past, or after have or be.
   - _A common enemy united the rival clans for the first time._
   - _The treaty united several small states into one nation._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "unite" plus the suffix "-ed." The verb traces through Middle English "uniten" back to Latin "ūnītus," built on "ūnus," meaning "one."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/united (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).