What does unir in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word unir in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use unir in Spanish.

The word unir in Spanish means join together, put together, mix, connect, link, marry, merge, join, get married. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word unir

join together, put together

verbo transitivo (juntar, adherir)

Pon pegamento en cada mitad y une las piezas.
Put glue on each half, and join the pieces together.

mix

verbo transitivo (agregar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Unir la harina con el azúcar y la levadura.
Mix the flour with the sugar and yeast.

connect, link

verbo transitivo (poner en contacto)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La nueva autopista unirá las dos ciudades.
The new freeway will connect (or: link) the two towns.

marry

verbo transitivo (casar: personas) (perform wedding)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El cura unió a la pareja.
The priest married the couple.

merge

verbo pronominal (asociarse, juntarse) (companies)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las dos empresas se unieron para aumentar la cobertura de sus servicios.
The two companies merged to boost the coverage of their services.

join

(incorporarse, afiliarse)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
María y Juan se unieron al grupo.
Maria and John joined the group.

get married

verbo pronominal (casarse) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se unieron en una ceremonia muy bonita.
They got married in a very pretty ceremony.

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