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rallied

ral·ly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ral-ee]
    • /ˈræl i/
    • /ˈræl.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ral-ee]
    • /ˈræl i/

Definitions of rallied word

  • verb with object rallied to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter. 1
  • verb without object rallied to come together for common action or effort: The disunited party rallied in time for the election campaign. 1
  • verb without object rallied to come together or into order again: The captain ordered his small force to rally at the next stream. 1
  • verb without object rallied to come to the assistance of a person, party, or cause (often followed by to or around): to rally around a political candidate. 1
  • verb without object rallied to recover partially from illness: He spent a bad night but began to rally by morning. 1
  • verb without object rallied to find renewed strength or vigor: The runner seemed to be rallying for a final sprint. 1

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Origin of rallied

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < French rallier (v.), Old French, equivalent to r(e)- re- + allier to join; see ally

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Parts of speech for Rallied

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rallied popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rallied usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rallied

adj rallied

  • massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.

verb rallied

  • catalyzed — to act upon by catalysis.
  • chaffed — good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
  • concentered — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentredt; Simple past tense and past participle of concenter.
  • convalesced — Simple past tense and past participle of convalesce.
  • converged — Simple past tense and past participle of converge.

noun rallied

  • demoed — demonstration (defs 4, 6).
  • marched — Simple past tense and past participle of march.
  • mustered — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.

adjective rallied

  • forgathered — Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
  • gathered — Simple past tense and past participle of gather.

Antonyms for rallied

verb rallied

  • adjourned — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
  • faltered — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
  • flagged — flagstone (def 1).

Top questions with rallied

  • what does rallied mean?
  • minority groups rallied behind what slogan?

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