Standard Lemma guide

allied

adj · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -aɪd
  • ă'līd
  • /ˈæl.aɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈælaɪd/
  • ə-līd'
  • /əˈlaɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 L AY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AE1 L AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Joined as allies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The two countries became allied during the war.
  • Their companies are allied in a joint venture.
  • He felt allied with her in the fight for justice.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: associate

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Related.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • bacteriology and allied subjects

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or relating to the Allies, chiefly in reference to British and American allies during World War I or II.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: Axis, Central

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of ally

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an allied offensive
  • the Allied powers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an Allied victory
  • the Allied armies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

joined by treaty or agreement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

related by common characteristics or ancestry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • allied species
  • allied studies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

united in a confederacy or league

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: confederate, confederative

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: դաշնակից (dašnakicʻ) — joined as allies
  • Belarusian: саю́зны (sajúzny) — joined as allies
  • Belarusian: саю́зніцкі (sajúznicki) — joined as allies
  • Bulgarian: съю́знически (sǎjúzničeski) — joined as allies
  • Bulgarian: съю́зен (sǎjúzen) — joined as allies
  • Czech: spojenecký — joined as allies
  • Danish: allieret — joined as allies
  • Dutch: geallieerd — joined as allies
  • Dutch: verbonden — joined as allies
  • Finnish: liittoutunut — joined as allies
  • French: allié — joined as allies
  • Galician: aliado — joined as allies
  • German: alliiert — joined as allies
  • German: verbündet — joined as allies
  • Italian: alleato — joined as allies
  • Manx: cochaarjagh — joined as allies
  • Norwegian Bokmål: alliert — joined as allies
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: alliert — joined as allies
  • Portuguese: aliado — joined as allies
  • Romanian: aliat — joined as allies
  • Russian: сою́зный (sojúznyj) — joined as allies
  • Russian: сою́знический (sojúzničeskij) — joined as allies
  • Spanish: aliado — joined as allies
  • Swedish: allierad — joined as allies
  • Swedish: förbunden — joined as allies
  • Ukrainian: сою́зний (sojúznyj) — joined as allies
  • Ukrainian: сою́зницький (sojúznycʹkyj) — joined as allies
  • Finnish: liittoutunut — Translations
  • French: interallié — Translations
  • Portuguese: aliado — Translations
  • Romanian: aliat — Translations
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