ally

[US]/ˈælaɪ/
[UK]/ˈælaɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. ally; partner; assistant; comrade
vt. to form an alliance; to unite
vi. to form an alliance; to unite

Phrases & Collocations

close ally

trusted ally

ally with

Example Sentences

ally with another country

entered the war as an ally of France.

the allies have achieved air superiority.

France and England were allies in the war.

In that war England was not an ally; she was neutral.

She felt she needed an ally so badly.

a loosely organized confederacy of allies

a man needed a friend, an ally, not an idol or a toy.

The former allies are now on opposite sides of the fence.

using both a carrot and a stick to keep allies in line.

The allies would fear that they were pawns in a superpower condominium.

He thought the Allies had won in France only because of overwhelming air and matériel superiority.

After World War I the Allies attempted to deindustrialize Germany.

legislators who are allies on most issues.See Synonyms at partner

a colleague and fellow professor. Anally is one who associates with another, at least temporarily in a common cause:

United Nations banner bottom colour is Cambridge blue , midmost pattern is a white allying self with a national emblem story.

Other big European allies are deployed in the quietish north of Afghanistan, and reluctant to become involved in the fight in the south.

This paper uses orthogonal experiment to research on the synthesis technique of pseudo-ally lionone from citral and allylacetone. The product structure had analysed by IR.

Such an overhaul will require the recommitment of America and its allies to stabilising Afghanistan, including the overdue deployment of more troops.

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