rally
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rally¹
- /ˈɹæli/ Australia, US, UK
- /ˈɹalɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈɹɛli/ New Zealand
- /ˈɾale/ Scotland
- /-lɪ/ Scotland
- /-li/ Scotland
- /ˈɾali/ Wales
Sounds like rellie (celery-salary merger) · Rhymes with -æli
Where it comes from
From Middle French rallier (French rallier), from Old French ralier, from Latin prefix re- + ad + ligare (“to bind; to ally”).
noun rallies
- A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. a campaign rally
- A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America. a political rally
- A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
- An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.
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A recovery after a decline in prices (said of the market, stocks, etc.)
Similar: recovery moment
verb rallies · rallying · rallied
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To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
Similar: muster
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To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble.
Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to rally together, and to form themselves into this new world.
Similar: unite
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To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness.
Norbourne was almost thankful for any excuse that enabled him to avoid seeing Lady Marchmont. In vain he sought to rally his spirits, and to conceal his depression; but the idea of Ethel mocked his efforts to forget.
Similar: recuperate
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To recover strength after a decline in prices.
The market fell this morning but rallied later in the day.
Similar: bounce back, rebound · Opposite: decline
rally²
- /ˈɹæli/ Australia, US, UK
- /ˈɹalɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈɹɛli/ New Zealand
- /ˈɾale/ Scotland
- /-lɪ/ Scotland
- /-li/ Scotland
- /ˈɾali/ Wales
Sounds like rellie (celery-salary merger) · Rhymes with -æli
Where it comes from
From French railler. See rail (“to scoff”).
verb rallies · rallying · rallied
- To tease; to chaff good-humouredly. But you must not rally him on the subject Sir Oliver—'tis a tender Point I assure you though He has been married only seven months.
noun
- Good-humoured raillery.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: summon, muster, call up, mobilize, rebound, muster up, drum up, tease, come up, tantalize, beat up, taunt, twit, rag, cod, ride
Translations
Every language
noun public gathering for a cause
| Español | mitin, mitín |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대회 daehoe, 집회 jiphoe |
| 日本語 | 大会 taikai, 集会 shūkai |
| 中文 | 集會 /集会 jíhuì, 大會 /大会 dàhuì |
| हिन्दी | सभा sabhā, रैली railī, प्रदर्शन pradarśan |
| Português | comício |
| Français | rassemblement, meeting, manifestation |
| Deutsch | Kundgebung |
| Italiano | raduno, manifestazione |
| Ελληνικά | συγκέντρωση sygkéntrosi, πολιτική συγκέντρωση politikí sygkéntrosi, διαδήλωση diadílosi |
| Română | adunare, miting, manifestație |
| Русский | ми́тинг míting |
| Tiếng Việt | cuộc vận động, mít tinh |
| العربية | تَجَمُّع tajammuʕ, مُظَاهَرَة muẓāhara, تَظَاهُر taẓāhur |
| עברית | עֲצֶרֶת 'atséret |
noun squash, table tennis, tennis, badminton: sequence of strokes
| 한국어 | 랠리 raelli |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ラリー rarī |
| 中文 | 對拉 /对拉 duìlā, 對攻 /对攻 duìgōng, 對打 /对打 duìdǎ |
| Deutsch | Ballwechsel |
noun motor racing: event
| Español | rally |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 랠리 raelli |
| 日本語 | ラリー rarī |
| 中文 | 拉力賽 /拉力赛 lālìsài |
| Português | rali |
| Français | rallye, rally |
| Deutsch | Rallye |
| Ελληνικά | ράλι ráli, ράλλυ rálly |
| Русский | ра́лли rálli, автора́лли avtorálli |
verb to collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion
| Español | allegar, mitinear |
|---|---|
| Português | reorganizar, reunir |
| Français | rallier |
| Русский | сплачивать splačivatʹ |
verb to collect one's vital powers or forces
| Español | recobrarse, volver en sí |
|---|---|
| Русский | оправля́ться opravljátʹsja, восстана́вливать си́лы vosstanávlivatʹ síly |
verb to recover strength after a decline in prices
| Español | repuntar |
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title = {rally},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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