Definition of ally Ally

/æˈlaj/ - [atlay] - al•ly

We found 24 definitions of ally from 9 different sources.

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What does ally mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: allies

ally - an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"
  friend
  foe, enemy a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"
  associate any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
ally - a friendly nation
  body politic, res publica, commonwealth, nation, country, state, land a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another
  alinement, coalition, alignment, alliance the state of being combined into one body

Verb

allies, allying, allied  

ally - become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
  affiliate, assort, associate, consort join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group"
  misally make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately; "The two countries are misallied"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ally (v. t.)
    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 or with.
  • ally (v. t.)
    To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
  • ally (v.)
    A relative; a kinsman.
  • ally (v.)
    One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
  • ally (v.)
    Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.
  • ally (v.)
    Anything akin to another by structure, etc.
  • ally (n.)
    See Alley, a marble or taw.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • ally
    An associate who provides assistance.
  • ally
    One united to another by treaty or league.
  • ally
    To enter into an alliance.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ally
    al-lī′, v.t. to form a relation by marriage, friendship, treaty, or resemblance.—pa.p. and adj. Allied′.—n. Ally (al-lī′, or al′lī), a confederate: a prince or state united by treaty or league:—pl. Allīes′, or Al′līes. [O. Fr. alier—L. alligāre—ad, to, ligāre, to bind.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • ally
    A friendly or confederated state.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • ally
    In a military sense, implies any nation united to another,--under a treaty either offensive or defensive, or both.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Ally is a word which means a person or a group that works together with another person or a group. However, although each other works together, if one side works only for its profit and does not care about another's benefit, the one is not an ally of another one. If those two are in the relation of an 'ally,' both should take a benefit of their work, not only one, because this relationship is based on trust.

Part of speech

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  • ally, verb, present, 1st person singular of ally (infinitive).
  • ally, verb (infinitive).
  • ally, noun, singular of allies.

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