Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To place in a friendly association, as by treaty.
- intransitive verb To unite or connect in a personal relationship, as in friendship or marriage.
- intransitive verb To enter into an alliance.
- noun One that is allied with another, especially by treaty.
- noun One in helpful association with another: synonym: partner.
- noun An animal that cooperates with another animal of the same species in an alliance.
- noun 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.
- noun The nations, primarily Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States, allied against the Axis during World War II.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To unite by marriage, treaty, league, or confederacy; connect by formal agreement: generally used in the passive or with reflexive pronouns.
- To bind together; connect, as by resemblance or friendship.
- To join or unite; enter into alliance.
- noun A former spelling of
alley . - noun One united or associated with another by kinship, treaty, or league; a confederate; more particularly, a sovereign or state connected with another by league offensive and defensive, or a subject or citizen of such sovereign or state.
- noun An auxiliary; an associate or friend.
- noun In zoology, an animal more or less closely related to another in respect to morphological characters, and placed in the same alliance (which see).
- noun See
alley .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by
to orwith . - transitive verb To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
- noun obsolete A relative; a kinsman.
- noun One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
- noun Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.
- noun Anything akin to another by structure, etc.
- noun See
alley , a marble or taw.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
alley . (a glass marble or taw) - verb transitive To
unite , or form aconnection between, as between families bymarriage , or between princes and states bytreaty ,league , orconfederacy - verb transitive To
connect or form arelation between bysimilitude ,resemblance ,friendship , orlove . - noun One united to another by
treaty orleague ; — usually applied tosovereigns orstates ; aconfederate . - noun Anything
associated with another as ahelper ; anauxiliary . - noun Anything akin to another by structure, etc.
- noun taxonomy A closely related
species , usually within the samefamily .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage
- noun a friendly nation
- noun an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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WORDS ACCENTED ON THE LAST SYLLABLE: address _address'_ adept _adept'_ adult _adult'_ ally _ally'_ commandant _commandänt '(ä as in arm) _ contour _contour'_ dessert _dessert'_ dilate _dilate'_ excise _eksiz'_ finance _finance'_ grimace _grimace'_ importune _importune'_ occult _occult'_ pretence _pretence'_ research _research'_ robust _robust'_ romance _romance'_ tirade _tirade'_
Practical Grammar and Composition Thomas Wood
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I already have issues with the term "ally" because it is built on assumed power and privilege and allies are often given far too much face time.
Bruce Reyes-Chow: The Ally Dilemma on National Coming Out Day Bruce Reyes-Chow 2011
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I think the word ally needs to not be used anymore, said Lisa Curtis.
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I already have issues with the term "ally" because it is built on assumed power and privilege and allies are often given far too much face time.
Bruce Reyes-Chow: The Ally Dilemma on National Coming Out Day Bruce Reyes-Chow 2011
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"I was trying to figure out what the word ally meant," Gingrich said.
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"I was trying to figure out what the word ally meant," Gingrich said.
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And well you should not, for my ally is the Force.
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And well you should not, for my ally is the Force.
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However, imprisonment and torture haven't been good for Wu's emotional stability, so Ling may find his ally is an even greater enemy.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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However, imprisonment and torture haven't been good for Wu's emotional stability, so Ling may find his ally is an even greater enemy.
Kung Fu Night! Double Feature: The Swordsman II and Chocolate 2009
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