ALL meanings of ally
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A a - countable noun ally A country's ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war. 3
- noun plural ally The Allies were the armed forces that fought against Germany and Japan in the Second World War. 3
- countable noun ally If you describe someone as your ally, you mean that they help and support you, especially when other people are opposing you. 3
- verb ally If you ally yourself with someone or something, you give your support to them. 3
- verb ally to unite or be united, esp formally, as by treaty, confederation, or marriage 3
- verb ally to connect or be related, as through being similar or compatible 3
- noun ally a country, person, or group allied with another 3
- noun ally a plant, animal, substance, etc, closely related to another in characteristics or form 3
- verb transitive ally to unite or associate for a specific purpose, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, or companies by agreement 3
- verb transitive ally to relate by similarity of structure, certain qualities, etc. 3
- intransitive verb ally to become allied 3
- noun ally a country, person, or group joined with another or others for a common purpose 3
- noun ally a plant, animal, or thing closely related in structure, etc. to another 3
- noun ally an associate; helper; auxiliary 3
- noun ally A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty. 1
- noun ally mutual supporter 1
- noun plural ally World War II: anti-German alliance 1
- intransitive verb ally join sb, sth 1
- transitive verb ally join together 1
- verb with object ally to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France. 1
- verb with object ally to associate or connect by some mutual relationship, as resemblance or friendship. 1
- verb without object ally to enter into an alliance; join; unite. 1
- noun plural ally a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose: Canada and the United States were allies in World War II. 1
- noun plural ally Biology. a plant, animal, or other organism bearing an evolutionary relationship to another, often as a member of the same family: The squash is an ally of the watermelon. 1
- noun plural ally a person who associates or cooperates with another; supporter. 1
- noun ally One united to another by treaty or league; — usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate. 0
- noun ally Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary. 0
- noun ally Anything akin to something else by structure, etc. 0
- noun ally (taxonomy) A closely related species, usually within the same family. 0
- noun ally (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A relative; a kinsman. 0
- noun ally Alternative form of alley (a glass marble or taw). 0
- verb ally (Transitive Verb) To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy. 0
- verb ally (Transitive Verb) To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love. 0