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# unite

verb (unite, unites, united, uniting)

«unite» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To unite means to join together to make one group or one thing: «The two clubs united.» [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#m2)
3. United (adjective) means joined together or agreeing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#m3)
4. To unite two people can also mean to marry them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#m4)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x1)
- The two small schools united to make one bigger school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x2)
- England, Scotland and Wales were united under one Parliament in 1707. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x3)
- Music can unite people from different countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x4)
- The class united behind their captain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x5)
- Our team is united and ready to play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/#x6)
- «United we stand, divided we fall» is an old saying. [tree →](https://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://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 Jewish tradition

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

- 41) Our author means to say that the water has a great disposition to unite itself with the caloric, thus for instance is the fire latent in steam, but the air equipoises them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unite/#x1)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unite.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «unite» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unite» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/unite.html) on Mova free.