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1. verb(to join by political agreement, marriage, friendship etc: Small countries must ally themselves with larger countries in order to survive.) prisijungti, tapti sąjungininku2. noun(a state, person etc allied with another: The two countries were allies at that time.) sąjungininkas- alliance- allied
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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 — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, important, key, powerful, strong ▪ close ▪ Charles remained a close ally of the French king. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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 — noun a) A diminutive of the female given names Alison, Alice and Alexandra. b) A diminutive of the male given name Alfred or of other names beginning with Al … Wiktionary
-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 — 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 — ally1 [ alʌɪ] noun (plural allies) a person or organization that cooperates with another. ↘a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose. ↘(the Allies) the countries that fought with Britain in the First and Second… … English new terms dictionary
ally — al|ly1 [ æ,laı, ə laı ] noun ** 1. ) count 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 its European allies a ) the Allies plural the countries… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
ally — [ˈælaɪ] noun [C] I 1) a country that makes an agreement to help another country, especially in a war the United States and its European allies[/ex] 2) someone who helps you, especially against people who are causing problems for you If you re… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English