uniteu‧nite /juːˈnaɪt/ ●●○ verb 
Our goal is to unite the opposition parties and defeat the president.unite against/behind Party members united behind their leader.unite to do something In 1960, the regions united to form the Somali Republic.
WORD ORIGINunite
Origin:
1400-1500 Late Latin past participle of unire, from Latin unus ‘one’VERB TABLE
unite
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | unite |
| he, she, it | unites | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | united |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have united |
| he, she, it | has united | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had united |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will unite |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have united |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am uniting |
| he, she, it | is uniting | |
| you, we, they | are uniting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was uniting |
| you, we, they | were uniting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been uniting |
| he, she, it | has been uniting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been uniting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be uniting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been uniting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a speech in which he asked America to unite behind the new President
- In 1960, British and Italian Somaliland united to form Somalia.
- Police chiefs called on the local people to unite against the drug dealers.
- President Clinton's rousing speech united the Democrats.
- She and Picasso had always been friends, but now they shared a secret that united them even more.
- Various political and religions groups united to oppose the dictatorship.
- We are united by a common language and culture.
- What united the two groups was their hatred of fascism in all its forms.
- Uniting against globalisation is not the same as uniting against capitalism.
- He came not to lead or star but to unite, to smooth over the fight between right and left.
- Quarks unite to form protons, neutrons and electrons, which in turn unite to form atoms.
- Regeneration schemes have come and gone in Liverpool, but at least this one has succeeded in uniting the main players.
- Thatcher can be beaten, if opposition parties unite at the next General Election and campaign now!
- What is supposed to unite would in fact divide.
Longman Language Activatorto join together with other people, organizations, or countries
especially written if people, organizations, or countries unite , they start working together or join together as a single unit, for example because they have the same aims as each other: unite to do something: · In 1960, British and Italian Somaliland united to form Somalia.· Various political and religions groups united to oppose the dictatorship.unite against: · Police chiefs called on the local people to unite against the drug dealers.unite behind: · a speech in which he asked America to unite behind the new President
if two or more people team up , they agree to work together, especially in business, music, or theatre: team up with: · I teamed up with a local journalist, and we worked on the story together.team up to do something: · It all started when Paul McCartney and John Lennon teamed up to form a band.
if people or organizations get together , they join together in order to do something, especially in an informal way: · Designers from both countries got together and held a joint exhibition.get together to do something: · The whole family needs to get together to decide what to do about the trip.
to join together and work very closely together so that you succeed in achieving the result you want: combine to do something: · The opposition parties combined to drive the Prime Minister out of office.combine with: · Members of the radical Right combined with communists in holding an illegal meeting.
if people or organizations join forces , they join together in order to work together or to fight against an enemy: join forces to do something: · The two manufacturers, who were once bitter rivals, have now joined forces to develop a new sports car.join forces with: · The socialists hope to join forces with the communists to fight the next election.
if people or organizations come together , especially ones who usually disagree or compete with each other, they join together in order to do something: · Women from the different organizations have been able to come together and agree on certain basic principles about what they, as women, are fighting for. come together to do something: · The Conference called on everyone to come together to resist the government's planned educational reforms.
if two or more organizations amalgamate , for example colleges, unions, or hospitals, they join together to form a single organization: · The two schools amalgamated in 1974.amalgamate with: · The women's association has amalgamated with the men's.amalgamate into: · A and B squadrons amalgamated into a single squadron.
if two companies or organizations merge , they join together to form a single company or organization: · The two banks have announced plans to merge next year.merge with: · In 1969, Cadbury merged with Schweppes, changing the whole character of the company.
when people unite if the people in a group pull together , they all work together to deal with a difficult situation: · In Japan in the 50s and 60s, the government, bankers and workers all pulled together and brought about what we now call "the economic miracle'.pull together to do something: · Parents, teachers, and students should all pull together to tackle the school's drugs problem.
if a group of people stand together , they unite and deal with a difficult or dangerous situation as a group: · We must all stand together on this one. I don't want anybody quitting or saying they don't want to get involved.· Somehow they stood together and kept the business going in spite of all that was going on.
informal if two or more people stick together , they continue to support each other even when there are problems or difficulties: · It is important for families to stick together.· We should be able to get out of this mess, provided we stick together.
if people who belong to a group or organization close ranks , they join together to protect each other, especially when the group or its members are being criticized or attacked: · When she applied for promotion, the male managers all closed ranks and made sure she didn't get it.· President Nixon's staff were instructed to close ranks in response to the Watergate arrests.
if a group of people are united, they support each other or are working together in a difficult situation: · Organisers want the conference to show that the party is united as never before.be united in: · The Council is united in its resolve to maintain and develop standards of professional management.
when people are united · In his speech the Prime Minister stressed the need for party unity.· The lack of unity within the women's movement has resulted in a severe lack of power.
loyalty and support for a person or group whose political views you strongly agree with, especially someone who is fighting against or being badly treated by people who are in authority: solidarity with: · Workers all over the country went on strike to show their solidarity with the miners.solidarity between: · There was a feeling of solidarity between all the staff and a common suspicion as to why management had called the meeting.
: team/community/public spirit a strong feeling of belonging to a particular group and of wanting to help them: · The crew enjoy working together and have developed an excellent team spirit.· I am sure that, given the great community spirit here, the fund-raisers will not give up.
to make people, organizations, or countries unite · President Clinton's rousing speech united the Democrats.· What united the two groups was their hatred of fascism in all its forms.· She and Picasso had always been friends, but now they shared a secret that united them even more.
if an event or a situation brings people together , it makes them have a closer, more friendly relationship with each other: bring somebody together: · What was it that first brought you two together? Your love of music?· In South Africa, cricket has been the one sport that has brought people together.
to persuade or encourage people to unite in order to fight for or against something: rally support/opposition: · The main effect of the new tax was to rally opposition to the government.· Recent news reports on the situation in the capital have helped rally support for the war.rally somebody: · Churchill's stirring speeches helped rally his countrymen to fight against the enemy.
to make two or more organizations join together, for example colleges, unions, or hospitals, in order to make a single one: · Worries have been expressed about the current trend of amalgamating sales teams.amalgamate something into something: · The 55 army battalions would be amalgamated into 23 units.
to make two companies or organizations join together to form a single one: · There are plans to merge the two most successful TV channels.merge something with something: · He wanted to merge his company with a South African mining firm.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES When disciplining children, it is important that parents present a united front (=show that they both feel the same about a situation).
[intransitive, transitive] if different people or organizations unite, or if something unites them, they join together in order to achieve something: When disciplining children, it is important that parents present a united front (=show that they both feel the same about a situation). (=make everyone in a country agree)· The crisis seemed to unite the nation.
(=agree or disagree completely) He urged the whole community to stand united and to reject terrorism.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB He urged the whole community to stand united and to reject terrorism.· Mainstream conservatives are pondering which single candidate they will unite behind to beat Buchanan.
NOUN· This is a bold attempt to unite pragmatism and conventionalism.· The Janata Dal was formed last year in an attempt to unite the national opposition.
· Indeed, the experience of institutional racism is one of the primary barriers to a united church.· OnJune 10 the era of Asbury and his dream of a united church ended with this beginning of secession by Southerners.· The experience of united churches bears witness to their greater freedom in mission.· Or should the constantly growing number of united churches form a world body of their own?· The decisive ex post facto evidence of the benefits of union must therefore come from the united churches themselves.· Each arises in a special way in the pilgrimage toward a united church.· Both are essential, since together they enable Christians to share a vision and an experience of a uniting church.· Only then can they deal with the future structures of a united church.
· His post-electoral challenge will be to unite his country and embark upon a real process of democratisation.· Boyer was a strong ruler who united the country until his ouster in 1843.· The wall was long gone, the divided city was united like the country.
· This was not a time to invent issues, but to unite our forces in dealing with the ones we had.
· Committed campaigning on progressive policies is a vehicle to unite people in opposition and for change.· In terms of style they were united only by their opposition to the narrow interpretation of Socialist Realism in those years.· He said his board was united in its opposition.· The business community is not united in its opposition to moves for greater self-government.· The Janata Dal was formed last year in an attempt to unite the national opposition.· Councillors were united in their opposition to the plans.· Most peace activists remained united by their continuing opposition to rearmament, if by little else.
· The Republicans have given the president his greatest gift of all: a united Democratic Party.· Even if workers could solve their collective action problems and unite behind a socialist party, their electoral muscle would be insufficient.· The confusion helped Clinton unite his own party, and both Democratic liberals and conservatives ultimately rallied to his banner.· The blood sprinkled on the people and on the altar unites the two parties to the agreement.· The pragmatic, careful Dole might be able to unite his party.· There was indeed something bizarre about the idea that protection was the way to unite the Conservative Party.· That has united the two major parties in opposition.
· And no evidence exists of workers uniting to strike at several businesses at thesame time.
VERB· Why should we join in and help them to unite against us?· The confusion helped Clinton unite his own party, and both Democratic liberals and conservatives ultimately rallied to his banner.
· It was not expected to be waterproof, although obviously in combination with the mortar it should present a united front.
· They would have to stand united against counter-actions by the world's financial powers.· On these points the black community stood united.
· Elaborate analysis of the data has tried to unite these discrepant theories.· The two cities also are trying to make their united voice felt in the planning of border crossings.
Our goal is to unite the opposition parties and defeat the president.unite against/behind Party members united behind their leader.unite to do something In 1960, the regions united to form the Somali Republic.