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# ally

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

«ally» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person, group or country that agrees to help and support you, especially against someone else. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ally/#m1)
2. (verb) To join with someone to help and support each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ally/#m2)
3. Someone who supports a group that is treated unfairly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ally/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ally/#x1)
- When others teased him, she was his ally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ally/#x2)
- The two countries became allies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ally/#x3)
- Be an ally: speak up when someone is bullied. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ally/#x4)
- The rebels allied themselves with the farmers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ally/#x5)
- Having one ally in a new school helps a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ally/#x6)

### Note

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

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means partners who joined together in war, as the kings did in the battle of Genesis 14. In the primary 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

- All these came as allies unto the vale of Siddim — the same is the Salt Sea. (Torah GEN.14.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ally/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ally/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ally.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ally» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/ally/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ally» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ally.html) on Mova free.