| NOUN | group | ally | a friendly nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | ally, friend | an associate who provides cooperation or assistance | |
| VERB | social | ally | become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage |
| Sounds | ae'lay; ahlay' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alkali ... walleye: 28 rhymes with lay... | |
| Meaning | A friendly nation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement | An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty |
| Broader | state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic | A politically organized body of people under a single government |
| Spanish | aliado | |
| Catalan | aliat | |
| Verbs | ally | become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage |
| Meaning | An associate who provides cooperation or assistance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he's a good ally in fight" | |
| Synonym | friend | |
| Narrower | blood brother | A male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother |
| Broader | associate | A person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor |
| Opposite | foe, enemy | A personal enemy |
| Spanish | aliada, aliado, coligado, compañero, confederado | |
| Catalan | aliat, confederat | |
| Verbs | ally | become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage |
| Meaning | Become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Narrower | misally | make a bad alliance |
| Broader | consort, associate, affiliate, assort | keep company with |
| Spanish | aliarse, aliar, emparentarse | |
| Catalan | aliar | |
| Nouns | alliance | the act of forming an alliance or confederation |
| ally | a friendly nation | |
| ally | an associate who provides cooperation or assistance | |
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