align
//əˈlaɪn//
Forms
- present (v1)
- align
- past (v2)
- aligned
- past participle (v3)
- aligned
- present participle
- aligning
- 3rd person singular
- aligns
Definitions
1.To form a line; to fall into line.
- The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.
2.To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
3.To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.
4.To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #5039
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English alynen, alinen (“copulate”)
From Middle French aligner
From Old French alignier
From a- + lignier
From Latin lineare (“make straight or perpendicular”)
From the noun linea (“line”)
From līneus (“flaxen; flaxen [thing]”)