allied

«allied» in Mova's school dictionary: Joined together with others to help each other… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «allied» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.