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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ral-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræl i



Definition of rally

Origin :
  • "bring together," c.1600, from French rallier, from Old French ralier "reassemble, unite again," from re- "again" (see re-) + alier "unite" (see ally (v.)). Intransitive meaning "pull together hastily, recover order, revive, rouse" is from 1660s. Related: Rallied; rallying. Rally round the flag (1862) is a line from popular American Civil War song "Battle Cry of Freedom."
  • noun celebratory meeting
  • noun turn for the better
  • verb reorganize, unite
  • verb revive; take a turn for the better
Example sentences :
  • The Colonel tried to rally them to no effect, when O'Neill rode up and took command.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • Nat'rally I'm interested, because he parts with the thousand as though it was his heart's blood.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • She seemed to rally at the sight of him; the nurse was dismissed, they were left alone.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • But I must rally all the powers I have remaining, and try to tear him from my heart.
  • Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
  • I, who whip round corners and bluster, relapse and evade, then rally and pursue!
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • "Let your drums beat a rally, Citizen-captain," he commanded briskly.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The boys were driven back at a furious rate, and had not strength to rally.
  • Extract from : « Three Years in the Federal Cavalry » by Willard Glazier
  • The very fact of his having written this to Clara seemed to rally his spirits.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • Calamity had weighed too heavily on them to make them rally at once.
  • Extract from : « St. Patrick's Eve » by Charles James Lever
  • This was the second time of "blowing off the steam," and she had to wait a moment to rally.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

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