rally
/ˈɹæli/ verb C1- To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
- To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble.
- To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness.
- To recover strength after a decline in prices. · The market fell this morning but rallied later in the day.
He/she/it rallies · Past rallied · Past participle rallied · -ing form rallying
Verb forms
- Base form
- rally
- He/she/it
- rallies
- Past
- rallied
- Past participle
- rallied
- -ing form
- rallying
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Here I rallied, and had already improved so far as to be able to walk about the wards, and even to bask a little upon the verandah, when I was struck down by enteric fever, that curse of our Indian possessions.
Rachel Lynde was a red-hot politician and couldn’t have believed that the political rally could be carried through without her, although she was on the opposite side of politics.
While Miss Harris was counting out his change he rallied his powers for a final desperate attempt.
Gardiner then rallied her niece on Wickham’s desertion, and complimented her on bearing it so well.
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