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 allig  re, to bind to; see alloy.] |
ally
vb [əˈlaɪ] -lies, -lying, -lied (usually foll by to or with)
1. to unite or be united, esp formally, as by treaty, confederation, or marriage
2. (tr; usually passive) to connect or be related, as through being similar or compatible
n [ˈælaɪ əˈlaɪ] pl -lies
1. a country, person, or group allied with another
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a plant, animal, substance, etc., closely related to another in characteristics or form
[from Old French alier to join, from Latin alligāre to bind to, from ligāre to bind]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | 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" |
| 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 | |
| Verb | 1. |  ally - 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" |
ally
noun
partner, friend, colleague, associate, mate, accessory, comrade, helper, collaborator, accomplice, confederate, co-worker, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), bedfellow, cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), coadjutor, abettor He is a close ally of the Prime Minister.
partner rival, enemy, opponent, competitor, foe, adversary, antagonist
partner rival, enemy, opponent, competitor, foe, adversary, antagonist
verb
combine, unite, join, link, marry, mix, bond, associate, pool, bind, connect, compound, blend, integrate, merge, put together, unify, fuse, synthesize, join together, band together, meld We need to ally economic freedom with personal liberty.
combine separate, divide, disunite, drive apart, disaffect, set at odds
combine separate, divide, disunite, drive apart, disaffect, set at odds
ally yourself with something or someone unite with, join, associate with, connect, unify, league, affiliate with, collaborate with, join forces with, confederate, band together with, join battle with He will have to ally himself with the new movement.
Translations
ally [ˈælaɪ]
ally [ˈælaɪ]
n
[country] → allié m
the Allies → les Alliés
the Allies → les Alliés
(= friend, supporter) → allié(e) m/f
[əˈlaɪ] vt
to ally o.s. with → s'allier avec
to ally o.s. with → s'allier avec
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 동맹을 맺다 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 與…結盟 вступати в союз, єднатися حلیف بنانا liên minh 使结盟
[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 동맹 sąjungininkas sabiedrotais bersekutu bondgenoot alliert, forbundsfelle sojusznik aliado aliat союзник spojenec zaveznik saveznik bundsförvant คนหรือประเทศที่อยู่ในกลุ่มเดียวกัน müttefik, dost 盟邦，盟友 союзник متحد đồng minh 同盟者
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 alliance בְּרִית गठबंधन savez szövetség persekutuan bandalag alleanza 同盟 동맹 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 联盟
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 동맹한 sąjungininkų sabiedrots bersekutu geallieerd alliert sprzymierzony, powiązany aliado aliat союзный spojenecký zavezniški saveznički allierad, förbunden ซึ่งเป็นพันธมิตรกันโดยสนธิสัญญา müttefik 聯盟的 споріднений, близький متحد، شریک đồng minh 同盟的
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 관련된 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 连同的
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 vastaava 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 有關聯的；相似的 споріднений رشتہ ہونا ، رشتہ پیدا کرنا có quan hệ với 连系的；相似的
ally → حليف spojenec allieret Verbündeter σύμμαχος aliado liittolainen allié saveznik alleato 同盟国 동맹국 bondgenoot alliert sojusznik aliado союзник allierad สัมพันธมิตร müttefik nước đồng minh 同盟国
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