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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ally
I.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
staunch supporter/ally/advocate
▪ one of Bush’s staunchest supporters
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
close
▪ The result is that poverty and retirement are usually close allies.
▪ The two countries are close allies.
▪ The United States, formerly President Barre's close ally, has abandoned him.
▪ Cleveland was a close ally of Dorsheimer and an admirer of Olmsted.
▪ The Yang brothers had previously been regarded as close allies of Deng.
▪ A third candle was ambivalence, and usually takes the form of two women who are close allies and rivals.
▪ Robert Walker, R-Pa., a close Gingrich ally.
great
▪ If they are burned they can not regenerate, so fire is the greatest ally of the Troll fighter.
▪ Patients will often be your greatest ally when testing yourself for the first time.
important
▪ He has an important new ally - Princess Diana.
▪ With the leader of our most important ally.
▪ Gus van Kouwenhoven is Mr Taylor's most important business ally.
▪ And in Madison, the unions have been important allies in the Total Quality Management process.
▪ This time the stakes are higher than ever: the very future of Moscow's most important military ally.
▪ Lynne could be an important ally.
natural
▪ The Reagan White House had understood from the beginning that the press was not its natural ally.
▪ He would have been a natural ally for Edward Heath, campaigning for him against the Conservative right.
▪ But de-emphasizing the ban would enrage their natural allies among abortion foes.
▪ They therefore proved natural allies in her assault upon the seat of consensus in Whitehall.
▪ Research libraries and humanities departments should be natural allies in promoting equity of provision across disciplines and user groups.
▪ Nkrumah saw this as a contradiction, and was critical, thus annoying Nyerere who should have been a natural ally.
old
▪ Kissinger in particular thought it outrageous that such an old friend and ally as the Shah should not be allowed into the States.
▪ If his old allies accuse him of lying about lying, he deserves that.
▪ But it's unthinkable that they should allow the krytron into the hands of their oldest ally.
▪ Perhaps another factor was the ever-rising star of Commander Dander, old friend and ally of Coffin and now his influential patron.
▪ The most eloquent witness to this fact is Maxse's old ally Bridgeman.
▪ This was very unfortunate for the Trinovantes, the oldest allies of Rome in Britain.
political
▪ But the discrediting of his political allies leaves Mr Berlusconi vulnerable.
▪ Since that time, Feinstein said she has tried to make amends with her longtime political ally and friend.
▪ They murdered her friend and political ally, Airey Neave.
▪ Alan Simpson of Wyoming, a close friend and political ally.
▪ There was little support for Archer from his former political allies.
▪ The two have been close ideological and political allies since they served together in the House.
▪ This republican religion, as we shall see, was sometimes a political ally but also an ideological competitor.
▪ The soccer mom walks out a happy customer and a political ally for life.
potential
▪ As relations with the Soviet Union deteriorated the Western zones began to be seen as a potential ally against Soviet expansion.
▪ Even a potential ally needs to feel the first rush of adrenal urgency.
▪ Whitehall's biggest potential ally is the United States, which is sending a large delegation to fight the ban.
▪ Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who supports the immigration package but is viewed as a potential ally.
▪ The report, drawn from evidence given by supergrasses, identified those whom the Mafia considered allies or potential allies.
▪ He can be charming and funny, eager to introduce potential allies to people who can help them.
powerful
▪ The Elves were content to have powerful allies in the Old World.
▪ Aeneas would find them willing and powerful allies.
▪ The pro-Stuart exiles were greatly strengthened early in the new reign by the arrival of two formerly powerful new allies.
▪ The Yuezhi were the goal of Zhang Qian's mission to the west to find a powerful ally against the Xiongnu.
▪ As the bears go after salmon, not sticks, one might make a powerful ally in the Fishermen's War.
staunch
▪ Mrs Thatcher is still seen in the United States as the staunchest of its allies.
traditional
▪ It was backed by its traditional allies from the debates of previous years.
western
▪ The pressure is discreet - after all, the survival of a key Western ally and a new democracy is at stake.
▪ It was also true, however, of the Western allies who also possessed important residual legal rights, especially in relation to Berlin.
▪ The Basic Law proved acceptable to the Western allies, who approved it in May 1949.
▪ The troubles of the Soviet economy are fast becoming a pre-occupation of the Western allies.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(be) allied to/with sth
allied industries/organizations/trades etc
▪ The site now employs about 7,000 people directly, although many more are involved in allied industries or in ongoing construction projects.
stalwart supporter/ally etc
▪ Few people could have made a less favorable impression or turned out to be such a stalwart ally.
▪ They are her stalwart supporters in a dosed, oppressive world.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The auto industry has many allies in Congress.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ At first glance, the antagonists look a lot like allies.
▪ By the end of World War I, however, she faced a widening split with her radical allies.
▪ If they are burned they can not regenerate, so fire is the greatest ally of the Troll fighter.
▪ Korzhakov and his allies may have the resources to disrupt the peace, and with it the election, if they choose.
▪ Sigibert retaliated by calling in his allies from across the Rhine.
▪ They therefore proved natural allies in her assault upon the seat of consensus in Whitehall.
▪ Third World industry could also become an ally in promoting efficient technology.
▪ This book therefore sets out to win over a much wider audience to the beauty and importance of ferns and their allies.
II.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
closely
▪ Concepts of instrumentation in this period appear still to be closely allied to Renaissance consort principles.
▪ Closely allied to the fundamental fear-complex within the personality is violence.
▪ The second reason is closely allied to the first.
▪ Closely allied to our aims and ethos are the School's pastoral system and support network.
▪ The Spirit brings reconciliation Reconciliation is closely allied to this concept of unity.
▪ There's charm here, but it's closely allied to wit and shares with it a piercing quality.
▪ By contrast, the professions of journalism and politics continue to be closely allied.
▪ Ophiohelus is considered to be closely allied to these three genera.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Any decision in favour of change has to be allied with the ability and the confidence to change.
▪ At that time the country was partitioned among wartime allied powers.
▪ It extended its powers over smaller towns and communes, such as Nonantola, and allied itself with others.
▪ The prince then moved to Poitiers and allied with his uncle Childebert against his father.
▪ Willa remains, in my memory, my dearest ally.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ally

Ally \Al*ly"\, n.; pl. Allies. [See Ally, v.]

  1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.]
    --Shak.

  2. One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.

    The English soldiers and their French allies.
    --Macaulay.

  3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.

    Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally.
    --Buckle.

  4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc.

Ally

Ally \Al"ly\, n. See Alley, a marble or taw.

Ally

Ally \Al*ly"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allied; p. pr. & vb. n. Allying.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. Alligate, Alloy, Allay, Ligament.]

  1. 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.

    O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied.
    --Pope.

  2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.

    These three did love each other dearly well, And with so firm affection were allied.
    --Spenser.

    The virtue nearest to our vice allied.
    --Pope.

    Note: Ally is generally used in the passive form or reflexively.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ally

late 13c., "to join in marriage," from Old French alier "combine, unite," from a differentiated stem of aliier (from Latin alligare "bind to;" see alloy). Meaning "to form an alliance, join, associate" is late 14c. Related: allied; allying.

ally

late 14c., "relative, kinsman," from ally (v.); mid-15c. in the sense of "one united with another by treaty or league."

Wiktionary
ally

Etymology 1 n. 1 One united to another by treaty or league; — usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate. 2 Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary. 3 Anything akin to something else by structure, etc. 4 (context taxonomy English) A closely related species, usually within the same family. 5 (context obsolete English) A relative; a kinsman. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy 2 (context transitive English) To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love. Etymology 2

n. (alternative form of alley English) (a glass marble or taw)

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WordNet
ally

  1. n. a friendly nation

  2. an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [syn: friend] [ant: foe]

  3. v. become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"

  4. [also: allied]

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Wikipedia
Ally

Ally is the singular form of allies.

Ally may also refer to:

Ally (novel)

Ally is a science fiction novel written by Karen Traviss and was published in March 2007. It is the fifth book in the Wess'Har Series.

Ally (name)

Ally is a unisex given name, nickname and surname. It is a variant of Allie. Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

  • Ally Brooke, member of girl group, Fifth Harmony
  • Ally Carter, American author of young adult and adult fiction
  • Ally Fowler (born Alexandra Fowler in 1961), Australian actress in 1980s soap operas
  • Ally Gallacher (1909–1964), Scottish football (soccer) manager
  • Ally McCoist (born 1962), Scottish football (soccer) player
  • Ally MacLeod (1931–2004), Scottish football (soccer) player, and manager
  • Ally Maxwell (born 1965), Scottish football (soccer) coach and former professional footballer
  • Ally Sheedy (born 1962), American screen and stage actress
  • Ally Shewan, Scottish football (soccer) player
  • Ally Walker (born Allene Walker in 1961), American actress

Surname:

  • Aziza Sleyum Ally, Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania
  • Carl Ally (1924–1999), American advertising executive who founded Ally & Gargano
  • Haji Ally (born 1968), Tanzanian boxer
  • Tony Ally (born 1973), British diver

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Category:Unisex given names

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Usage examples of "ally".

What it had refused the Allies the year before it accorded to Nazi Germany.

The Second World War is a six-volume account of the struggle of the Allied powers in Europe against Germany and the Axis.

The volume opens with the Normandy invasion, and Churchill recalls with evident admiration and relief the heroic landing of the redoubtable Allied armies as they effect the most remarkable amphibious operation in military history.

Nevertheless I devoted ten minutes to the campaign in Italy and in paying my tribute to the Allied Armies there.

It may be mentioned that all the Allied effort in the radio war for D-Day was British.

U-boats and light surface vessels tried to attack, though with little success, but sea mines, which were mostly laid by aircraft, took a serious toll of Allied shipping and delayed our build-up.

The first of the tactical bombardments by Allied heavy bombers, which henceforward were a marked feature, prepared the way.

The operation was preceded by an even greater bombardment by the Allied air.

The roads were jammed with retreating troops and the Allied bombers and fighter-bombers took a destructive toll of men and vehicles.

The enemy strength south of Caen astride the Falaise road is now very great, and greater than anywhere else on whole Allied front.

The Allied air forces swept on to the crowded Germans within the long and narrow pocket, and with the artillery inflicted fearful slaughter.

Anglo-Canadian armies in the brutal, slugging battles for Caen and Falaise the spectacular advances made elsewhere by the Allied forces could never have come about.

Nazaire as soon as it is in Allied possession, in this case American possession.

Influence on Allied operations is usually increased by large reinforcements.

Such an arrangement would be a natural development of the existing military situation, since Rumania falls within the sphere of the Russian armies and Greece within the Allied command under General Wilson in the Mediterranean.