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ally
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English allien, alien, from Old French alier (Modern Old French allier), from Latin allig? (“to bind to”), from ad (“to”) + lig? (“to bind”). Compare alligate, allay, alloy and ligament.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?l'?, IPA(key): /?æl.a?/ (noun, also used for the verb)
- enPR: ?l?', IPA(key): /??la?/ (verb, sometimes used for the noun)
- Rhymes: -a?
Verb
ally (third-person singular simple present allies, present participle allying, simple past and past participle allied)
- (transitive) To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy.
- O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied.
- (transitive) To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
- The virtue nearest to our vice allied.
Usage notes
- Generally used in the passive form or reflexively.
- Often followed by to or with.
Synonyms
- make common cause
Translations
Noun
ally (plural allies)
- A person, group, or state (etc) which is associated with another for a common cause; one united to another by treaty or common purpose; a confederate.
- A person, group, concept (etc) which is associated with another as a helper; a supporter; an auxiliary.
- 1857, Henry Thomas Buckle, History of Civilization in England:
- Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally.
- A person who is not a member of the LGBT+ community but is supportive of it.
- An outside supporter of any demographic subject to discrimination and/or misrepresentation.
- I'm glad you want to be a better ally to the disabled.
- 1857, Henry Thomas Buckle, History of Civilization in England:
- Anything akin to something else by structure, etc.
- (taxonomy) A closely related species, usually within the same family.
- Gruiformes — cranes and allies
- (obsolete) A relative; a kinsman.
- 1597, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Act III, Scene 1:
- This gentleman, the prince's near ally / My very friend, hath got his mortal hurt / In my behalf
- 1597, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Act III, Scene 1:
Related terms
- alliance
Translations
References
Etymology 2
Diminutive of alabaster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æli/
Noun
ally (plural allies)
- Alternative form of alley (a glass marble or taw)
References
- ally in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Lyla, y'all, ya'll, yall
ally From the web:
- what ally means
- what allyship means
- what allyship is not
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- who is the united states best ally
- who is the united states ally
- who is america's main ally
bind
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?nd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
Etymology
From Middle English binden, from Old English bindan, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindan? (compare West Frisian bine, Dutch binden, Low German binnen, German binden, Danish binde), from Proto-Indo-European *b?énd?-e-ti, from *b?end?- (“to tie”)
Compare Welsh benn (“cart”), Latin offend?x (“knot, band”), Lithuanian beñdras (“partner”), Albanian bend (“servant, henchman”), Ancient Greek ?????? (peîsma, “cable, rope”), Persian ????? (bastan, “to bind”), Sanskrit ?????? (bándhati). Doublet of bandana.
Verb
bind (third-person singular simple present binds, present participle binding, simple past bound, past participle bound or (archaic, rare) bounden)
- (intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- (intransitive) To cohere or stick together in a mass.
- unlocks their [clay's] binding Quality.
- (intransitive) To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction.
- (intransitive) To exert a binding or restraining influence.
- (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
- Synonyms: fetter, make fast, tie, fasten, restrain
- (transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
- (transitive) To couple.
- (figuratively) To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law, duty, promise, vow, affection, or other social tie.
- Synonyms: restrain, restrict, obligate
- (law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
- (law) To place under legal obligation to serve.
- Synonym: indenture
- (transitive) To protect or strengthen by applying a band or binding, as the edge of a carpet or garment.
- (transitive, archaic) To make fast (a thing) about or upon something, as by tying; to encircle with something.
- (transitive) To cover, as with a bandage.
- Synonyms: bandage, dress
- (transitive, archaic) To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action, as by producing constipation.
- (transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.
- (transitive, chemistry) To make two or more elements stick together.
- (transitive, programming) To associate an identifier with a value; to associate a variable name, method name, etc. with the content of a storage location.
- 2008, Bryan O'Sullivan, John Goerzen, Donald Bruce Stewart, Real World Haskell (page 33)
- We bind the variable
n
to the value2
, andxs
to"abcd"
.
- We bind the variable
- 2008, Bryan O'Sullivan, John Goerzen, Donald Bruce Stewart, Real World Haskell (page 33)
- (transitive, programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
- (Britain, dialect) To complain; to whine about something.
- (intransitive, LGBT) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
bind (plural binds)
- That which binds or ties.
- A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:difficult situation
- Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
- (music) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
- (chess) A strong grip or stranglehold on a position that is difficult for the opponent to break.
- The indurated clay of coal mines.
Derived terms
- bindweed
References
- bind at OneLook Dictionary Search
- bind in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- bind in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- INBD
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bind-, from Proto-Indo-European *b?eyd?- (“to persuade, encourage; constrain”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ????? (peíth?, “to persuade, convince”), Illyrian *Bindus (“Illyrian Neptune”) and Thracian Bithus (Bithus, “theonym”).
Verb
bind (first-person singular past tense binda, participle bindur)
- to convince, persuade, amaze
- (archaic or chiefly dialectal) to perform magic, cast a spell, wonder, dazzle
Conjugation
Related terms
- be
- përbindësh
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?nt
Verb
bind
- first-person singular present indicative of binden
- imperative of binden
Faroese
Etymology
From the verb binda.
Noun
bind n (genitive singular binds, plural bind)
- a book binding
- a book jacket or cover
- a book band
- a volume (single book of a publication)
- a bandage
- armlet, brassard
- a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
- truss
Declension
German
Verb
bind
- singular imperative of binden
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of binden
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
From the verb binde
Noun
bind n (definite singular bindet, indefinite plural bind, definite plural binda or bindene)
- a volume (single book of a published work)
- a sling (kind of hanging bandage)
- Han går med armen i bind
- a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
Derived terms
- armbind
- supplementsbind
Etymology 2
Verb
bind
- imperative of binde
References
- “bind” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- bd. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From the verb binde.
Noun
bind n (definite singular bindet, indefinite plural bind, definite plural binda)
- a sanitary napkin (US) or sanitary towel (UK)
- a volume
- a bound book
- a single book in a multi-book format
- binding of a book
- Synonym: omslag
- a sling (kind of hanging bandage)
Derived terms
References
- “bind” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Verb
bind
- imperative of binda.
Wolof
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bind/
Verb
bind
- to write
- Jàngalekat jaa ngiy bind. - The teacher (here) is writing.
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