ALLIED


Meaning of ALLIED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ælaɪd, AM əlaɪd ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Allied forces or troops are armies from different countries who are fighting on the same side in a war.

...the approaching Allied forces...

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

Allied countries, troops, or political parties are united by a political or military agreement.

...forces from three allied nations.

ADJ : ADJ n , v-link ADJ to n

3.

If one thing or group is allied to another, it is related to it because the two things have particular qualities or characteristics in common.

...lectures on subjects allied to health, beauty and fitness...

= associated

ADJ : v-link ADJ to/with n , ADJ n

4.

Something that is allied to another thing occurs with the other thing. ( FORMAL )

He possessed a raw energy allied to a feeling of something special.

...a disastrous rise in interest rates allied with a stock market slump.

= coupled

ADJ : v-link ADJ to/with n

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