rally
verb/ˈræli/
/ˈræli/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they rally | /ˈræli/ /ˈræli/ |
| he / she / it rallies | /ˈræliz/ /ˈræliz/ |
| past simple rallied | /ˈrælid/ /ˈrælid/ |
| past participle rallied | /ˈrælid/ /ˈrælid/ |
| -ing form rallying | /ˈræliɪŋ/ /ˈræliɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to come together or bring people together in order to help or support somebody/something
- rally around/behind somebody/something The cabinet rallied behind the Prime Minister.
- rally to somebody/something Many national newspapers rallied to his support.
- rally somebody/something They have rallied a great deal of support for their campaign.
- The country hastily rallied its defences.
- rally somebody/something around/behind/to something The president must rally the country around a clear and credible goal.
Extra Examples- BBC leaders rallied to his defence.
- Friends and colleagues have rallied to her cause.
- Friends rallied to her.
- We were at war and everyone was rallying around the flag.
- The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- around
- round
- try to
- around
- behind
- round
- …
- rally around the flag
- rally to somebody’s defence/defense
- rally to somebody’s/the cause
- …
- [intransitive] to become healthier, stronger, etc. after a period of illness, weakness, etc. synonym recover
- He never really rallied after the operation.
- The champion rallied to win the second set 6–3.
- [intransitive] (finance) (especially of share prices or a country’s money) to increase in value after falling in value synonym recover
- The company's shares had rallied slightly by the close of trading.
- The pound rallied against the dollar.
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘bring together again’): from French rallier, from re- ‘again’ + allier ‘to ally’.
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