ally (verb)

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• ally — 1. This is now normally stressed on the first syllable, both as a noun and as a verb. 2. The verb has four typical constructions: (1) transitive, (2) intransitive, (3) reflexive • (Since Siegfried alone has the strength to win the Valkyrie for… …   Modern English usage

• ally — verb (allied, allying) –verb (t) /əˈlaɪ / (say uh luy) 1. to bind together; connect by some relation, as by resemblance or friendship; associate. –verb (i) /əˈlaɪ / (say uh luy) 2. to enter into an alliance; join or unite. –noun /ˈælaɪ / (say[/i] …  

• ally — ► NOUN (pl. allies) 1) a person, organization, or country that cooperates with another. 2) (the Allies) the countries that fought with Britain in the First and Second World Wars. ► VERB (allies, allied) (ally to/with) 1) …   English terms dictionary

• ally — colleague, *partner, copartner, confederate Analogous words: *associate, comrade, companion: supporter, upholder, backer (see corresponding verbs at SUPPORT): cooperator (see corresponding verb at UNITE) Antonyms: adversary Contrasted words:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• ally with — verb unite formally; of interest groups or countries (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑unite, ↑unify • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Something s something …   Useful english dictionary

• ally — Verb: To associate with another person for a common purpose; to make a treaty with another nation calling for joinder in an enterprise or in defense against a common enemy. Noun: A person with whom one is associated for a common purpose; a nation …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• -ally — suffix forming adverbs from adjectives in al (cf. AL, LY(2), ICALLY). * * * (ə)lē, (ə)li adverb suffix Etymology: al (I) + ly : ly II semantically in adverbs formed from adjectives in …   Useful english dictionary

• ally — ♦♦ allies, allying, allied (The noun is pronounced [[t]æ̱laɪ[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]əla͟ɪ[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: with supp A country s ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war. Washington would not take …   English dictionary

• ally — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, important, key, powerful, strong ▪ close ▪ Charles remained a close ally of the French king. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• ally — I UK [ˈælaɪ] / US [ˈæˌlaɪ] noun Word forms ally : singular ally plural allies ** 1) a) [countable] a country that makes an agreement with another country that they will work together to help each other, especially in a war the United States and… …   English dictionary

• ally — [13] The verb ally was borrowed into English from Old French alier, an alteration of aleier (a different development of the Old French word was aloier, which English acquired as alloy). This came from Latin alligāre ‘bind one thing to another’, a …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins