allies
/ˈælaɪz/US/ˈælaɪz/
allies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ally.
allies is the plural of ally.
Meaning of ally
Verb
ally (third-person singular simple present allies, present participle allying, simple past and past participle allied)
- To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- Theſe three did loue each other dearely well, / And with ſo firme affection were allyde, / As if but one ſoule in them all did dvvell, / VVhich did her povvre into three parts diuyde; […]1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 43, page 33
- Chiefly followed by to or with: to connect or form a relation to (someone or something) by similarity in features or nature.
- Yes in good ſooth, the vice is of a great kindred; it is vvell allied, but it is impoſſible to extirpe it quite, Frier, till eating and drinking be put dovvne.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To join or unite (oneself or itself) against, with, etc., someone or something else.
- To be ſhort, hauing thus ingrafted them into the body of his [God's] Sonne, he ioyneth and allieth him ſelfe to them, he maketh him ſelfe one with them, maketh them his children and heyres, partakers of his immortalitie and glorie, and all this he worketh by the inward vertue of his holy Ghost, […]1577, Peter de la Place [i.e. Pierre de la Place], “Of the Excellencie of a Christian Man, and the Way to Knowe Him”, in L[aurence] Tomson, transl., A Treatise of the Excellencie of a Christian Man...
- Chiefly followed by with: to enter into an alliance or unite for a common aim.
- [A]ftervvards he [Constantine the Great] allied vvith Licinius, and gave him his Siſter in marriage, and acknovvledged him his Colleague in the Empire.1673, Gilbert Burnet, “The First Conference”, in A Vindication of the Authority, Constitution, and Laws of the Church and State of Scotland. […], Glasgow: Robert Sanders, […], →OCLC, page 62
- Synonyms:
- make common cause
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Allies
the Allies pl (plural only)
- The countries allied against the Central Powers during World War I, including especially the United Kingdom, the Russian Empire, and France.
- Synonyms:
- Allied Powers, Entente, Entente Allies
- Antonyms:
- Central Powers
- The countries allied against the Axis Powers during World War II. The major signatories included the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, and China.
- Synonyms:
- Allied Powers, United Nations
- Antonyms:
- Axis, Axis Powers
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Allies
Allies
- plural of Allie
Synonyms of allies
- Allied Powers
- Entente
- Entente Allies
- United Nations
Antonyms
Origin of allies
Proprialisation of allies, the plural of ally.
Allie + -s.
Words formed from allies
Phrases with allies
Questions about allies
- What does allies mean?
- Allies means the countries allied against the Central Powers during World War I, including especially the United Kingdom, the Russian Empire, and France.
- What is allies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Allies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ally.
- What part of speech is allies?
- Allies is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce allies?
- Allies is pronounced /ˈælaɪz/ (US).
Words near allies in the dictionary
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