English Online Dictionary. What means rally? What does rally mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹæli/
- Rhymes: -æli
- Hyphenation: ral‧ly
Etymology 1
From Middle French rallier (French rallier), from Old French ralier, from Latin prefix re- + ad + ligare (“to bind; to ally”).
Noun
rally (plural rallies)
- A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
- A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America.
- (squash, table tennis, tennis, badminton) A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
- (motor racing) 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.
- (business, trading) A recovery after a decline in prices (said of the market, stocks, etc.)
Hyponyms
- (increase in value): dead cat bounce
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
rally (third-person singular simple present rallies, present participle rallying, simple past and past participle rallied)
- (transitive) To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
- Synonym: muster
- (intransitive) To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble.
- Synonym: unite
- (transitive, intransitive) To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness.
- Synonym: recuperate
- (business, trading, of the market, stocks etc., intransitive) To recover strength after a decline in prices.
- Synonyms: bounce back, rebound
- Antonym: decline
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From French railler. See rail (“to scoff”).
Verb
rally (third-person singular simple present rallies, present participle rallying, simple past and past participle rallied)
- (transitive) To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.
Noun
rally (uncountable)
- Good-humoured raillery.
References
- “rally”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- Ryall
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish rally, from English rally.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rali/ [ra.li]
- Rhymes: -ali
Noun
rally inan
- (motor racing) rally
Declension
Further reading
- "rally" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɛlɪ]
Noun
rally f (indeclinable)
- rally (motor racing event)
- Synonym: rallye f
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English rally.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛl.li/, /relˈli/**
- Rhymes: -ɛlli, -i
Noun
rally m (invariable)
- rally event involving groups of people
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English rally.
Noun
rally n (definite singular rallyet, indefinite plural rally or rallyer, definite plural rallya or rallyene)
- a rally (e.g. in motor sport)
References
- “rally” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English rally.
Noun
rally n (definite singular rallyet, indefinite plural rally, definite plural rallya)
- a rally (e.g. in motor sport)
References
- “rally” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Noun
rally m (plural rallys)
- Alternative spelling of rali
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English rally.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrali/ [ˈra.li]
- Rhymes: -ali
Noun
rally m (plural rallys)
- (motor racing) rally
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- “rally”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Noun
rally n
- (motor racing) rally
Declension
References
- rally in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- rally in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- rally in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)