league together
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Definition
- Verb:
- To join or unite with others to form a group or alliance for a common purpose: "league together" means to combine efforts or associate oneself with a group, often to achieve a shared goal or to increase collective strength.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- The small businesses decided to league together to negotiate better prices with suppliers. (They united to form a collective bargaining group.)
- Neighbors leagued together to clean up the local park. (They joined forces for a community project.)
- To effect real change, the activists knew they must league together with other organizations. (They understood the need to form a coalition.)
Advanced Usage
- "to league together against a common threat": to unite specifically in opposition to a shared danger or adversary.
- The nations leagued together against the invading force. (They formed a military alliance for defense.)
Variants and Related Words
- League (noun): An association or alliance of persons, groups, or nations.
- She plays in a local sports league.
- In league (with) (idiomatic phrase): Cooperating or conspiring with someone.
- The two companies were in league to control the market.
Synonyms
- Band together: To unite in a group.
- Unite: To join together for a common purpose.
- Ally (oneself): To combine or unite for mutual benefit.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "League together" is itself a phrasal verb. Other phrasal verbs are not directly formed from this combination.)
Related Idioms
- Make common cause: To work together for a shared objective.
- Despite their differences, the groups made common cause to support the new law.
- Join forces: To combine efforts.
- The two charities joined forces to provide disaster relief.
Verb
- attach oneself to a group