ally
/ˈæl.aɪ/
Frequency: 4.10 in modern English
Meaning
verb
To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
Transitive verb
verb
Chiefly followed by to or with: to connect or form a relation to (someone or something) by similarity in features or nature.
Transitive verb
verb
To join or unite (oneself or itself) against, with, etc., someone or something else.
Transitive verb
verb
Chiefly followed by with: to enter into an alliance or unite for a common aim.
Intransitive verb
noun
A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.
noun
Something regarded as connected with or related to another thing by similarity in features or nature.
Example Sentences
- "Theſe three did loue each other dearely well, / And with ſo firme affection were allyde, / As if but one ſoule in them all did dvvell, / VVhich did her povvre into three parts diuyde; […]"
- "[W]hen hee's remou'd, your Highneſſe / VVill take againe your Queene, as yours at firſt, / Euen for your Sonnes ſake, and thereby for ſealing / The Iniurie of Tongues, in Courts and Kingdomes / Knovvne, and ally'd to yours."
- "That this coniunction doth not ioyne the ſubſtances, but vniteth the affections, and allyeth the wils."
- "Solomon preferreth her [Pharaoh's daughter] before the reſt of his vvives, for they vvere of Nations that vvere his Subjects, but ſhe the daughter of an intire King, and by this match he allieth that potent King to him, and ſecureth himſelf the better abroad; […]"
- "And novv the VVarriors paſſing on the vvay, / The graceful Paris firſt excus'd his Stay. / To vvhom the noble Hector thus reply'd: / O Chief! in Blood, and novv in Arms, ally'd! / Thy povv'r in VVar vvith Juſtice none conteſt; / Knovvn is thy Courage, and thy Strength confeſt."
- "She died; and her place was supplied by a German princess nearly allied to the Imperial House."
Etymology
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæl.aɪ/
- British English: /ˈæl.aɪ/