to stand united
5
3.8
- phrasal verb
:
unirse
- Anyway, despite everything against us, we stood united and won.
- stand united against hate
- stand united in condemning
- stand united with the people
We truly stand united and that's when the marathon takes place.
- We truly stand united and that's when the marathon takes place.
Examples
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In fact, a group of us have gathered together to stand united against bullying.
Blog text (21) -
We must support each other and stand united in our fight for justice.
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I agree we all need to stand united, encourage love, and support one another.
Blog text (5) -
We should stand united against such behaviour and such activities.
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And today, the American people stand united in holding the families of the four Americans in our thoughts and in our prayers.
Blog text (4) -
We are here today to let the Church know we will stand united against those who oppose legalizing abortion.
Academic text (2000) -
The Iranians must know that they have no future as a nuclear weapons power: the international community will stand united behind painful sanctions.
Academic text (2008) -
Until this danger is past, we must stand united in the defense of all spies, great or small, regardless of nationality.
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I had the privilege last week of seeing first hand the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people and we must continue to stand united in this House in support of Ukraine.
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During the election, the party leaders agreed to stand united for their common goals.
Synonyms
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2.1
To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose
274
2.7
Join with others to work for the same goal
133
2.7
Stay together and help each other during hard times
118
2.8
To bring people together for a meeting or activity
90
3.4
Keep parts or people joined and working as one
84
2.9
Support a person, group, or cause during hard times
70
1.9
Come together in a group near someone or something
65
3.7
To bring people or things together into one group
57
3.4
To work together with others to achieve a common goal
50
3.4
Gather people or things and organize them to reach a goal
45
3.6
To join with a person, group, or country for a common purpose
34
3.1
Join with other people to work together for a common purpose
33
3.4
To join others to support the same cause
30
4.1
To come together to support someone in a hard time
24
2.7
To work together with others for the same goal
3
6.3
To publicly show support, often when doing so is risky
3
3.4
To make a group feel part of the same community
2
4.1
To stay united and help each other in hard times
1
3.5
To make people feel united by a shared goal or feeling
1
3.9
To come together to help someone or a cause
1
7.4
To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger
1
4.6
To join with others to reach a common goal
To agree with others and express the same view
How United
5
3.8
33
3.4
57
3.4
543
3.3
- Informal
26
5.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'stand' (to hold/defend a position) combined with 'united' (acting as one) yields 'come together and act in solidarity.' This verb + adjective pattern is common and predictable (and paralleled in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Stand united comes from the simple image of people standing side by side with their shoulders touching, where stand and united show one strong group. That's why it now means 'to come together and act as one'.