The difference between Ally and Friend

When used as nouns, ally means one united to another by treaty or league, whereas friend means a person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

When used as verbs, ally means to unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy, whereas friend means to act as a friend to, to befriend.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ally and Friend

  1. Ally as a verb (transitive):

    To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy

  2. Ally as a verb (transitive):

    To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.

  1. Ally as a noun:

    One united to another by treaty or league; — usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.

  2. Ally as a noun:

    Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.

  3. Ally as a noun:

    Anything akin to something else by structure, etc.

  4. Ally as a noun (taxonomy):

    A closely related species, usually within the same family.

    Examples:

    "Gruiformes — cranes and allies"

  5. Ally as a noun (obsolete):

    A relative; a kinsman.

  1. Ally as a noun:

    (a glass marble or taw)

  1. Friend as a noun:

    A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

    Examples:

    "John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college. Trust is important between friends. I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."

  2. Friend as a noun:

    A boyfriend or girlfriend.

  3. Friend as a noun:

    An associate who provides assistance.

    Examples:

    "The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend."

  4. Friend as a noun:

    A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted

    Examples:

    "a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him."

  5. Friend as a noun:

    A person who backs or supports something.

    Examples:

    "I’m not a friend of cheap wine."

  6. Friend as a noun (informal):

    An object or idea that can be used for good.

    Examples:

    "Wiktionary is your friend."

  7. Friend as a noun (colloquial, ironic, used only in the [[vocative]]):

    Used as a form of address when warning someone.

    Examples:

    "You’d better watch it, friend."

  8. Friend as a noun (object-oriented programming):

    A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.

  9. Friend as a noun (climbing):

    A spring-loaded camming device.

  10. Friend as a noun (obsolete):

    A paramour of either sex.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  11. Friend as a noun (Scotland, obsolete):

    A relative.

  1. Friend as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

  2. Friend as a verb (transitive):

    To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.

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