align

align

to bring into a line or alignment; straighten; to join with others in a cause: They align themselves with the environmental movement.

Not to be confused with:

A-line – a style of dress or other garment consisting of A-shaped panels that give increasing fullness toward the hemline: an A-line skirt

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a·lign

 (ə-līn′)

v. a·ligned, a·lign·ing, a·ligns

v.tr.

1. To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel: align the tops of a row of pictures; aligned the car with the curb.

2. To adjust (parts of a mechanism, for example) to produce a proper relationship or orientation: aligning the wheels of a truck.

3. To ally (oneself, for example) with one side of an argument or cause: aligned themselves with the free traders.

v.intr.

1. To adhere to a prescribed course of action.

2. To move or be adjusted into proper relationship or orientation.

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[French aligner, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + ligne, line (from Latin līnea; see line¹).]

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a·lign′er n.

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align

(əˈlaɪn)

vb

1. to place or become placed in a line

2. to bring (components or parts, such as the wheels of a car) into proper or desirable coordination or relation

3. (usually foll by: with) to bring (a person, country, etc) into agreement or cooperation with the policy, etc of another person or group

4. (Psychology) (tr) psychol to integrate or harmonize the aims, practices, etc of a group

5. (Psychology) (usually foll by with) psychol to identify with or match the behaviour, thoughts, etc of another person

[C17: from Old French aligner, from à ligne into line]

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a•lign

(əˈlaɪn)

v.t.

1. to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.

2. to bring into a line or alignment.

3. to bring into agreement with a particular group, cause, etc.: He aligned himself with the liberals in the Senate.

4. to adjust (circuit components) to improve response over a frequency band.

v.i.

5. to come into line; be in line.

6. to join with others in a cause.

[1685–95; < French aligner=a- a-⁵ + ligner < Latin līneāre, derivative of līnea line¹]

a•lign′er, n.

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align

Past participle: aligned
Gerund: aligning

Imperative

align

align

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	align - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" aline, adjust, line up address - adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting synchronise, synchronize - cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches" realign, realine - align anew or better; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident" true, true up - make level, square, balanced, or concentric; "true up the cylinder of an engine" collimate - adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) reorient - set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; "Orient the house towards the South" concenter, concentre, focalise, focalize, focus - bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions skew - turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed"
	2.	align - be or come into adjustment with correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
	3.	align - align oneself with a group or a way of thinking array stand - have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?" fall in line - agree on (a position) side - take sides for or against; "Who are you widing with?"; "I"m siding against the current candidate"
	4.	align - bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" ordinate, coordinate adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" misalign - align imperfectly or badly; "the elements of the turbine were misaligned"

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align

verb

1. ally, side, join, associate, affiliate, cooperate, sympathize The prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals.

2. line up, even, order, range, sequence, regulate, straighten, coordinate, even up, make parallel, arrange in line A tripod would be useful to align and steady the camera.

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align

also aline
verb

1. To place in or form a line or lines:

line (up), range.

2. To be formally associated, as by treaty:

ally, confederate, federate, league.

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Translations

يَصُف، يَصْطَفيَنْحاز إلى

připojit seseřadit

ausrichten

aligner

setja í beina línuskipa sér viî hliî

allineareschierareadeguare

išrikiuotiprisijungtiprisišlietirikiuoti

pievienotiessakārtot rindāsarindot

slutte seg tilstille på linje

güç birliği yapmaksıralamaksıraya dizmek

使成一行使结盟排整齐

align

[əˈlaɪn] VT → alinear
to align o.s. with (Pol, fig) → ponerse del lado de

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align

[əˈlaɪn] vt

(= line up) → aligner

(= take sides) to align o.s. with sb → s'aligner sur qn

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align

vt

wheels of car, gun sights etc → ausrichten; (= bring into line) → in eine Linie bringen, ausrichten; (Comput) → bündig ausrichten; align left/right (Comput) → links-/rechtsbündig ausrichten

(Fin, Pol) currencies, policies → aufeinander ausrichten; to align something with something → etw auf etw (acc) → ausrichten; to align oneself with a party (= follow policy of) → sich nach einer Partei ausrichten; (= join forces with) → sich einer Partei anschließen; they have aligned themselves against him/it → sie haben sich gegen ihn/dagegen zusammengeschlossen

vi

(lit) → ausgerichtet sein (with nach); (= come into line) → eine Linie bilden

(side, person, country) → sich verbünden (with mit)

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align

[əˈlaɪn] vt → allineare
to align o.s. with → allinearsi con, schierarsi dalla parte di

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align

(əˈlain) verb

1. to put in a straight line or in parallel lines. belyn, rig يَصُف، يَصْطَف подреждам alinhar seřadit ausrichten stille på linie ευθυγραμμίζωalinear reastama هم راستا کردن kohdistaa aligner לְיָשֵׁר पंक्तिबद्व होना poravnati felsorakoztat meluruskan setja í beina línu allineare 一直線にする 정렬하다 (iš)rikiuoti sakārtot rindā(s); sarindot menjajarkan op één lijn brengen stille på linje ustawać لیکه کول alinhar a alinia выстраивать в ряд zoradiť poravnati dovesti nešto u pravu liniju göra rak, ställa upp i rak linje จัดให้เป็นแนวเดียวกัน sıralamak, sıraya dizmek 使排成一直線或多條平行線 ставити в ряд; шикувати(ся) سیدھ میں لانا sắp thẳng hàng 使成一行，排整齐

2. to attach (oneself) to one side in an argument, politics etc. He aligned himself with the rebels. kant kies يَنْحاز إلى привличам alinhar připojit se sich anschließen slutte sig til συντάσσομαι με κπ., υποστηρίζωalinearse (kellegi) poolele asuma همکاری کردن با asettua jnk puolelle s'aligner לְהִזְדָהוֹת, לַעֲמוֹד לְצַד- सम्मिलित करना stati na nečiju stranu csatlakozik berpihak skipa sér við hlið (e-s) schierarsi, allinearsi 提携する 제휴하다 prisijungti, prisišlieti pievienoties menyertai zich aansluiten bij slutte seg til stanąć po stronie مرسته کول له alinhar a trece de partea присоединяться pripojiť sa prestopiti na stran svrstati se na nečiju stranu ställa sig på ngns sida, liera sig ทำให้เห็นพ้องกัน güç birliği yapmak 與…結盟 націлюватися منسلک کرنا liên kết 使结盟

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align

vt, vi alinear(se)

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