to rally to support
1
3.9
- phrasal verb
- /ˈræli tə səˈpɔrt/
:
unirse para apoyar
- Both neoconservative Republicans and human rights activists rallied to support his confirmation as ambassador in the face of Senate delays.
- family rallied to support
- rallied to support today
Examples
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Students rallied to support their classmate who was going through a tough time.
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The good citizens rallied to support me.
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Many professional astronomers rally to support colleagues who become parents, even donating their own leave time.
Academic text (1995) -
But when these policies are carried out and the economic climate improves, as we confidently expect it will, the people will rally to support the president in the upcoming primaries.
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At the same time, large segments of the population rallied to support the war, polarizing society as never before and leading to violence, race riots, and fears of spiraling instability.
Academic text (2009) -
The community rallied to support the local hospital during the pandemic.
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Activists rallied to support the movement for climate change awareness.
Synonyms
274
2.7
Join with others to work for the same goal
118
2.8
To bring people together for a meeting or activity
70
1.9
Come together in a group near someone or something
58
3.3
Join others to give work, help, or money for a shared task
50
3.4
Gather people or things and organize them to reach a goal
34
3.1
Join with other people to work together for a common purpose
33
3.4
To join others to support the same cause
30
4.1
To come together to support someone in a hard time
5
3.8
To come together and support the same cause
3
6.3
To publicly show support, often when doing so is risky
3
3.4
To make a group feel part of the same community
1
3.9
Support and defend other people who share a cause
1
5.8
To make people excited and ready to help a cause
1
7.4
To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger
Uniting people to inspire them to act for a cause
Antonyms
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'rally' (to assemble or gather) combined with the purpose marker 'to' and 'support' (to help or back) yields 'come together in order to help/support'. This purpose‑giving construction is common cross‑linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrasal verb rally to support paints a clear picture: people hurry in from different places to form a group around someone or a cause. Think of neighbors gathering to help a family after a storm; rally means to gather and support means to help. That's why it means 'to come together to help'.