unite
/juˈnaɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The new government will try to unite the various factions."
- "I hope this song can unite people from all different cultures."
- "If we want to win, we will need to unite."
- "Occasionally Scots and Irish coins are also found. The gold hoards consist entirely of crown gold unites, half unites and quarter unites from the reigns of James I and Charles I."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Italic *oinos Old Latin oinos Latin ūnus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin ūniō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ūnītuslbor. Middle English uniten English unite From Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, perfect passive participle of ūniō.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: uniten, ūnītus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /juˈnaɪt/
Usage
- Transitive verb
- British usage
Inflected Forms
unites (present, singular)
uniting (participle, present)
united (participle, past)
united (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
united (first person, past)
unitest (archaic, present)
united (past, second person)
unitedst (archaic, past)
uniteth (archaic, present)
united (past, singular)