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# unite

«unite» in Mova's school dictionary: **to join together to make one group or one thing: «The two…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (unite, unites, united, uniting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To unite means to join together to make one group or one thing: «The two clubs united.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#m1)

2) To unite people means to bring them together so they work for the same goal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#m2)

3) United (adjective) means joined together or agreeing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#m3)

4) To unite two people can also mean to marry them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons, countries unite (the United Kingdom, the United States, the United Nations); in sport and stories, people unite against a danger. In maths, «unite» is not used, but the idea of joining groups (union of sets) is related. Phrases: «unite against», «unite behind», «unite to do», «united we stand».

### examples

- The whole town united to clean up after the flood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x1)
- The two small schools united to make one bigger school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x2)
- England, Scotland and Wales were united under one Parliament in 1707. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x3)
- Music can unite people from different countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x4)
- The class united behind their captain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x5)
- Our team is united and ready to play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x6)
- «United we stand, divided we fall» is an old saying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x7)
- These cantons are separated by the Rhone, over which is a bridge that unites them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: united, uniting (drop the «e» before «-ing»). Stress: yoo-NITE. Noun: unity, union. Many names use «United»: the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), the United States, Manchester United. Opposite: divide, split.

### In the corpora

- [Temujin united the Mongol tribes and in 1206 was named Genghis Khan, meaning universal ruler.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/23-the-mongols/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unite» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.