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 See
alley . - 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).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- 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. - 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.
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
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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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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