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Plural of ally

regular plural

The plural of ally is allies.

Forms of ally

Singularally /ˈæl.aɪ/
Pluralallies /ˈælaɪz/
Countablecountable

Allies in a sentence

  • The two countries were allies in World War I.
  • The order of Gruiformes includes cranes and their allies.
  • The war efforts were undermined by the constant bickering between the allies.From the entry undermine
  • He was famed for his nondesertion of allies, even in intense combat.From the entry nondesertion
  • They turned their arms against their former allies.From the entry turn against

Meaning of ally

  1. verb To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
  2. verb Chiefly followed by to or with: to connect or form a relation to (someone or something) by similarity in features or nature.
  3. verb To join or unite (oneself or itself) against, with, etc., someone or something else.

Full definition of ally

Questions about the plural of ally

What is the plural of ally?
The plural of ally is allies.
Is ally countable?
Ally is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ally (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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