to ally with

Examples

• All

• He sought to ally with Koyo, which declined but made their own moves.

• As expected, politicians allied with Sadr voted against the agreement in the Iraqi parliament.

  Academic text (2011)

• You would even ally with an unscrupulous character such as myself to protect him.

  Inferno (2016)

• Those of you who ally with me... ...will be rewarded with gold from the hoard.

  Ring of the Nibelungs (2004)

• Tamlin allied with Highburn to get her back.

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• Amelia was a wealthy spinster, allied with a New York City police inspector.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Michal explained to me that during this time, the Ukrainians, who were allied with the Germans, had occupied the village.

  Fiction book (2001)

• France wanted to ally with the Israelis to get rid of NASA, but British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden was anxious about being seen as the aggressor.

• During the Elizabethan era, when it became politically expedient, Protestant England allied with Barbary states against Catholic Spain.

  Academic text (2001)

• In order to defeat their common enemy, the two countries decided to ally with each other.

Synonyms

W

to work together

vsto ally with

629 2.7

To do something with other people to reach the same goal

carries a stronger sense of official cooperation and alliance

C

to cooperate

vsto ally with

520 3.3

To work together with other people to reach the same goal

tends to imply organized, formal partnership rather than casual help

C

to come together

vsto ally with

408 2.7

Join with others to work for the same goal

adds a formal or official tone to that cooperative action

S

to side

vsto ally with

137 4.3

To support one person or group in a dispute

involves formal cooperation rather than only personal support

S

to side with

vsto ally with

135 3.6

Support a person or group in an argument

tends to mean formal cooperation and mutual agreement for goals

T

to team up

vsto ally with

113 2.5

Join with other people or groups to work together on a goal

suggests a more formal and often longer term cooperative link

J

to join forces

vsto ally with

68 3.4

To work together with others to achieve a common goal

places stronger emphasis on an official or treaty-like partnership

A

to associate

vsto ally with

63 3.6

To join with others to work for a common purpose

implies firmer formal cooperation and collective commitment

C

to collaborate with

vsto ally with

56 4.2

To work together with other people, groups, or tools to do something

focuses more on formal unity and agreed common purpose

S

to stand together

vsto ally with

38 3.4

To join others to support the same cause

is more about formal cooperative agreements for common goals

J

to join hands

vsto ally with

30 2.7

To work together with others for the same goal

implies a more formal, organized union for strategic reasons

C

to consort with

vsto ally with

• Formal

18 7.9

Spend time with people others may disapprove of

suggests intentional formal partnership for a shared purpose

A

to ally

vsto ally with

17 3.6

To join with a person, group, or country for a common purpose

is specifically about formal cooperation for a common objective

T

to take sides with

vsto ally with

4 4.0

Support one person or group in a disagreement

describes an official cooperative joining rather than taking a side

L

to league together

vsto ally with

1 4.6

To join with others to reach a common goal

stresses official cooperation between parties rather than informal grouping

Antonyms

O

to oppose

610 2.9

To be against something and try to stop it

D

to disunite

1 7.0

To cause people or groups to separate

How Aligned

to unite

222 2.1

to join forces

68 3.4

to ally with

23 4.0

to cooperate

520 3.3

assist

38 1.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology