(allied)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A country’s ~ is another country that has an agreement to support it, especi~ in war.
Washington would not take such a step without its allies’ approval...
The United States is a close ~ of South Korea.
? adversary
N-COUNT: with supp
2.
The Allies were the armed forces that fought against Germany and Japan in the Second World War.
N-PLURAL: the N
3.
If you describe someone as your ~, you mean that they help and support you, especi~ when other people are opposing you.
He is a close ~ of the Prime Minister...
= supporter, friend
? enemy
N-COUNT: with supp
4.
If you ~ yourself with someone or something, you give your support to them.
He will have no choice but to ~ himself with the new movement.
VERB: V pron-refl with n
5.
see also allied