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• past participle of ally.
• past tense form of ally.

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  allied

  adjective

  joined by treaty, agreement, or common cause.
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  Allied

  adjective

  of or relating to the Allies

allied

American  

[uh-lahyd, al-ahyd] / əˈlaɪd, ˈæl aɪd /

adjective

1. joined by treaty, agreement, or common cause.

   allied nations.

2. related; kindred.

   allied species.

   Synonyms:

   akin

3. Allied, of or relating to the Allies.

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allied ¹ British  

/ ˈælaɪd, əˈlaɪd /

adjective

1. joined, as by treaty, agreement, or marriage; united

2. of the same type or class; related

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Allied ² British  

/ ˈælaɪd /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Allies

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Other Word Forms

• nonallied
  adjective
• preallied
  adjective
• unallied
  adjective
• well-allied
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of allied

A Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at ally, -ed ²

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Explanation

Allied means united or joined together. If two countries are allied, they are on the same side and have common interests. When two people are allied, they are friendly — or at least cooperative. To be allied means to have an agreement to work together, so when politicians are allied on a bill, they've pledged to join forces and unite for a common cause. In a war, allied countries are fighting on the same side. Allied comes from ally, which first meant "join in marriage," from the Latin root alligare, "bind to."

Example Sentences

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allied Allied

While that would provide a challenge to AI deployment, any restrictions on China would in turn benefit U.S. manufacturers and allied suppliers, Daryanani said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

The message from 1809 -- detailing French and allied troops' positions in two dozen lines of symbols, numbers and letters -- had lain ignored in an online academic archive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It’s important to say that these are collaborations. In and of myself, I’m probably going to fail, but allied with talented people I have a better chance,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The fighting around Lalibela has involved the army and an Amhara militia that has allied with Tigrayan fighters.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Yet the allied tribes of the Ohio Country continued to fight despite the likely consequences.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

German and Allied air defenses could kill him; so could freezing temperatures or oxygen deprivation at 20,000 feet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The three main Allied victors of World War II met at Yalta in 1945 to carve new European borders after the Nazis’ defeat.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Warburg, which oversees more than $110 billion in assets, first invested in a predecessor company of Allied called Universal Services of America in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Recognizing its importance to Germany's nuclear ambitions, Allied forces targeted the plant through sabotage and bombing operations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Finally, the Allied blockade of German ports would continue until a peace treaty was signed.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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