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ally
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al·ly  (-l, l)
v. al·lied, al·ly·ing, al·lies
v.tr.
1. To place in a friendly association, as by treaty: Italy allied itself with Germany during World War II.
2. To unite or connect in a personal relationship, as in friendship or marriage.
v.intr.
To enter into an alliance: Several tribes allied to fend off the invaders.
n. pl. al·lies
1. One that is allied with another, especially by treaty: entered the war as an ally of France.
2. One in helpful association with another: legislators who are allies on most issues. See Synonyms at partner.
3. Allies
a. The nations allied against the Central Powers of Europe during World War I. They were Russia, France, Great Britain, and later many others, including the United States.
b. The nations, primarily Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States, allied against the Axis during World War II.

[Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligre, to bind to; see alloy.]

ally
Noun
pl -lies
a country, person, or group with an agreement to support another
Verb
[-lies, -lying, -lied]
ally oneself with to agree to support another country, person, or group [Latin ligare to bind]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ally - a friendly nation
body politic, country, nation, res publica, commonwealth, state, land - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
alignment, alinement, coalition, alliance - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
2.ally - an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"
associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
blood brother - a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother
Verb1.allyally - become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
misally - make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately; "The two countries are misallied"
affiliate, assort, consort, associate - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"

ally
noun partner, friend, colleague, associate, mate, accessory, comrade, helper, collaborator, accomplice, confederate, co-worker, bedfellow, cobber Austral., N.Z. (old-fashioned), (informal) coadjutor, abettor, E hoa N.Z. << OPPOSITE opponent
ally yourself with something or someone unite with, join, associate with, connect with, unify, league with, affiliate with, collaborate with, join forces with, confederate, band together with
Translations
ally n [ˈælaɪ]aliado/a
vt [əˈlaɪ]: to ally o.s. with → aliarse con

ally [ˈælaɪ] nallié m
vt [əˈlaɪ] to ally o.s. with → s'allier avec

ally [ˈælaɪ] nVerbündete(r) f(m);
(during wars) → Alliierte(r) f(m)
vt to ally o.s. with → sich verbünden mit

ally n [ˈælaɪ]alleato
vt [əˈlaɪ]: to ally o.s. with → allearsi con

ally
v ally [əˈlai]
to join by political agreement, marriage, friendship etc Small countries must ally themselves with larger countries in order to survive. verbind يُحَالِف، يُصَاهِر съюзявам spojit se (s) alliere; forene sich verbünden συμμαχώ aliarse (con) liituma متحد شدن liittoutua s'allier (à, avec) לָבוֹא בִּברִית עִם- गठबंधन करना udružiti se szövetkezik sekutu sameina, tengja allearsi 同盟する 동맹하다 prisijungti, tapti sąjungininku apvienoties; noslēgt savienību menyertai (zich)verbinden forene, alliere sprzymierzać się aliar-se a se alia вступать в союз spojiť sa (s) stopiti v zvezo (z) udružiti se alliera, förena รวมตัวกัน güç birliği yapmak, ittifak etmek 使結盟 вступати в союз, єднатися حلیف بنانا liên minh 使
[ˈӕlai] n
a state, person etc allied with another The two countries were allies at that time. bondgenoot حَلِيف съюзник spojenec allieret; forbundsfælle der/die Verbündete(r) σύμμαχος aliado liitlane هم پیمان liittolainen allié(e) בַּעֲל בּרִית मित्र, सहबद्ध saveznici szövetséges bersekutu bandamaður; bandalagsaðili alleato 同盟国・者 동맹국 sąjungininkas sabiedrotais bersekutu bondgenoot alliert, forbundsfelle sojusznik aliado aliat союзник spojenec zaveznik saveznik bundsförvant คนหรือประเทศที่อยู่ในกลุ่มเดียวกัน müttefik, dost 同盟者 союзник متحد đồng minh
n alˈliance
the alliance between Britain and France; The three countries entered into an alliance. alliansie حِلْف، تَحَالُف съюз spojenectví alliance; forbund das Bündnis συμμαχία alianza liit ائتلاف؛ اتحاد liitto, liittoutuma alliance בְּרִית गठबंधन savez szövetség persekutuan bandalag alleanza 同盟 동맹, 결연 sąjunga savienība; alianse persekutuan bondgenootschap forbund, allianse sojusz aliança alianţă союз spojenectvo zveza savez förbund, allians พันธมิตร ittifak 聯盟 союз; альянс اتحاد khối đồng minh
adj allied [ˈӕ-]
1 joined by political agreement or treaty The allied forces entered the country. geallieerde مُتَحَالِف، مُتَّحِد съюзнически spojenecký allieret verbündet συμμαχικός aliado liitlas- هم پیمان liittoutunut allié בַּעֲל בּרִית संश्रित saveznički szövetséges sekutu, bergabung í bandalagi, bandalags- alleato 同盟している 동맹을 맺고 있는 sąjungininkų sabiedrots bersekutu geallieerd alliert sprzymierzony, powiązany aliado aliat союзный spojenecký zavezniški saveznički allierad, förbunden ซึ่งเป็นพันธมิตรกันโดยสนธิสัญญา müttefik 同盟的 споріднений, близький متحد، شریک đồng minh
2 (withwith) together with; joined to Her beauty allied with her intelligence made her a successful model. tesame met مُرْتَبِط ، مُجْتَمِع مَع заедно spolu s sammen med; forenet med verbunden σε συνδυασμό (με) en conjunto con ühendatud به اضافۀ؛ در کنار yhdistynyt joint à לְהִתְחַבֵּר udružen együtt berpadu saman með, ásamt insieme a ~に加えて 결합한 drauge su savienots bergabung samen met sammen med, forent med w połączeniu aliado împreună cu соединённый spolu s povezan z u sprezi sa förenad พร้อมด้วย birlikte 連同的 разом, укупі ساتھی ، حلیف kết hợp với
3 (withto) related to; resembling The ape is closely allied to man. verwant aan مُرْتَبِط بِ، مُشَابِه свързан příbuzný s beslægtet verwandt συγγενής προς, με emparentado suguluses مشابه sukua, kaltainen proche parent de קָשׁוּר srodan rokon mirip skyldur imparentato; simile 同系の 동류의 giminingas, artimas radniecīgs; tuvs berkaitan verwant beslektet med zbliżony, spokrewniony aparentado înrudit cu родственный; близкий príbuzný s v sorodstvu sličan släkt, närstående ซึ่งมีความสัมพันธ์กัน benzer 有聯係的;相似的 споріднений رشتہ ہونا ، رشتہ پیدا کرنا có quan hệ với 相似


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