allied
part of speech
adjective (allied); also past form of the verb ally
meaning for a pupil
1) Joined together with others to help each other, especially in a war. tree →
2) (history) The Allied side or the Allies: the countries that fought together against Germany and its partners in the two World Wars. tree →
3) Connected or related, like allied subjects. tree →
sense in the lessons
Met in history: the Allied forces, the Allied victory. Also in formal writing: allied health workers (like physiotherapists). Phrases: allied forces, allied with, closely allied.
examples
- The word seems to me clearly allied to the Latin spiritus, — spirit, soul, wind ; and is used by Quintilian as a sound, or noise. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage. (Writings 2CH.18.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah, (Writings NEH.13.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Allied armies landed on the beaches. tree →
- Britain was allied with France. tree →
- Music and maths are closely allied. tree →
- The allied countries signed an agreement. tree →
- The two clubs became allied against the new rule. tree →
- Allied soldiers helped free the town. tree →
- Closely allied to the Graces were the Horae, or Seasons, who were also represented as three beautiful maidens, daughters of Zeus and Themis. tree →
note
Capital A for the World War side: the Allies, Allied forces. Verb: ally (ally, allies, allied). Pronounced AL-ide or a-LIDE.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «allied» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.