ally

1 عمومی:: معین‌، متحد كردن‌، پیوستن‌، هم‌ پیمان‌، دوست‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: noun to place in friendly association: friend: Japan is our ally since 1950., noun partner: France was an ally.

Simple Definitions

2 general::   noun ADJ. great, important, powerful, strong | close Charles remained a close ally of the French king. | loyal, reliable, staunch, trusted | natural, useful, valuable | old, traditional Portugal is a traditional ally of England. | erstwhile, former | wartime | potential | European, NATO, Western, etc. | political VERB + ALLY have Jane felt that she had an ally. | find, gain, get | lose PREP. ~ against He now had an ally against his boss. PHRASES find/have an ally in sb She had found an ally in her old teacher. | a friend and ally a friend and ally of the president

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

3 general:: ally yourself to/with sb [ R ] to join someone and support them • He allied himself with the left of the party.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

4 general:: Phrase(s): ally (oneself) (with someone) (against someone or something) to unite with someone in opposition to someone or something. • Sally allied herself with John against the committee. • We allied with the older ones against the younger ones. • They allied themselves against the attackers.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs