ally

«ally» in Mova's school dictionary: A person, group or country that agrees to help and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an ally, allies); verb (ally, allies, allied, allying)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person, group or country that agrees to help and support you, especially against someone else. tree →

2) (verb) To join with someone to help and support each other. tree →

3) Someone who supports a group that is treated unfairly. tree →

sense in the lessons

History: countries form allies in wars. Everyday and school: a friend who stands up for you is an ally; anti-bullying lessons talk about being an ally. Phrases: close ally, ally with, ally yourself with.

examples

• France was Britain's ally in the war. tree →
• When others teased him, she was his ally. tree →
• The two countries became allies. tree →
• Be an ally: speak up when someone is bullied. tree →
• The rebels allied themselves with the farmers. tree →
• Having one ally in a new school helps a lot. tree →

note

Noun stress AL-ly, verb often a-LY. Plural allies. Do not confuse with "alley" (a narrow lane) — different spelling and meaning.

In the corpora

• Words ending in -ic add -ally: basically, dramatically; «publicly» is the exception.
• All these came as allies unto the vale of Siddim — the same is the Salt Sea.
• Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.

Trees and pragmatics

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