rally
To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusionTo collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
» I'm a rally driver.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
сплачиватьsplačivatʹ
(intransitive)To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble.
(ambitransitive)To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness.
оправля́тьсяopravljátʹsja, восстана́вливать си́лыvosstanávlivatʹ síly
(intransitive)To recover strength after a decline in prices.
The market fell this morning but rallied later in the day.
(transitive)To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.
- return to a former condition
- gather or bring together
- gather
- call to arms; of military personnel
Examples
36 sentencesI'm a rally driver.
Many people attended the rally.
Do you really want to go to the pep rally?
When is the pep rally?
The pep rally was loud.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French rallier (French rallier), from Old French ralier, from Latin prefix re-From Middle French rallier (French rallier), from Old French ralier, from Latin prefix re- + ad + ligare (“to bind; to ally”).
From French railler. See rail (“to scoff”).
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Forms
rallies, rallying, rallied, ralliedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
23 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle