ally

Everyday

1. A person, group or country that agrees to help and support you, especially against someone else. tree →
2. (verb) To join with someone to help and support each other. tree →
3. Someone who supports a group that is treated unfairly. tree →

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 →
• When others teased him, she was his ally. tree →
• The two countries became allies. tree →
• Be an ally: speak up when someone is bullied. tree →
• The rebels allied themselves with the farmers. tree →
• Having one ally in a new school helps a lot. tree →

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 →

Note

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