unites
- 1Third-person singular simple present indicative of unite.
A shared language unites communities scattered across great distances.
The new treaty unites several nations under a single trade agreement.
Note
The -s form a singular subject calls for, and it works in two directions. With an object it brings things together (a shared cause unites rivals). Without one it describes parties coming together on their own (the opposition unites behind one candidate). The same spelling is also the plural of a historical British gold coin, the unite. It was struck under James I and bore his hope of joining England and Scotland.
Whenever the town faces a flood, it unites in a way it never does at election time.
The party rarely agrees on anything, but it unites behind its leader when challenged.
unites is a form of unite
unite, verb: To bring people or things together so they act or exist as one. Full entry
- Spelling
- unite → unites: add -s
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