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united

v.
A2 Elementary Oxford US //juˈnaɪtɪd// UK //juːnˈaɪtɪd// unit·ed General-service

v. to join together to act as a single group. You use this when people or countries work together to reach a common goal.

v. to join or combine to form a single unit or to act in concert. Transitive when one entity brings others together; intransitive when multiple entities act together by choice.


SIMPLE

The two teams united to win the championship.

CONTEXTUAL

The local businesses united to clean up the park after the storm caused significant damage.

COMPLEX

Historians argue that the disparate tribes only united when faced with a common external threat that jeopardized their collective survival.

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Often used in the past participle form 'united' as an adjective; as a verb, it can be used transitively with an object or intransitively.

Pitfall

They united with each other for win.They united to win.When expressing purpose after 'unite', use an infinitive ('to win') rather than 'for' followed by a base verb.

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