rally

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Australia) IPA(key): /ˈɹæli/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈɹalɪj/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛli/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɾale/, /-lɪ/, /-li/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɾali/ 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.) Synonym: recovery moment Hyponym: dead cat bounce ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Bengali: র‍্যালি (rêli) → Russian: ра́лли (rálli) ===== 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 (ambitransitive) 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, -i === Noun === rally inan (motor racing) rally ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “rally”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == 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 === Further reading === “rally”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === rally n (motor racing) rally ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== lådbilsrally (“soapbox race”) rallybil (“rally car”) rallyförare (“rally driver”) === References === “rally”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “rally”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “rally”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)