ally
verb/əˈlaɪ/, /ˈælaɪ/
/əˈlaɪ/, /ˈælaɪ/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ally | /əˈlaɪ/, /ˈælaɪ/ /əˈlaɪ/, /ˈælaɪ/ |
| he / she / it allies | /əˈlaɪz/, /ˈælaɪz/ /əˈlaɪz/, /ˈælaɪz/ |
| past simple allied | /əˈlaɪd/, /ˈælaɪd/ /əˈlaɪd/, /ˈælaɪd/ |
| past participle allied | /əˈlaɪd/, /ˈælaɪd/ /əˈlaɪd/, /ˈælaɪd/ |
| -ing form allying | /əˈlaɪɪŋ/, /ˈælaɪɪŋ/ /əˈlaɪɪŋ/, /ˈælaɪɪŋ/ |
- ally (yourself) with somebody/something to give your support to another group or country
- The prince allied himself with the Scots.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French alier, from Latin alligare ‘bind together’, from ad- ‘to’ + ligare ‘to bind’; the noun is partly via Old French alie ‘allied’. Compare with alloy.
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