align

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/əˈlaɪn/

verb 5

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

accurately, correctly, properly | fully | roughly | horizontally, vertically

PREP

along

The new shops are aligned along the main street in the city center.

with

The company's new strategy aligns with our environmental goals perfectly.

PHRASAL VERBS align yourself with sb/sth

ADV

closely, firmly

The company decided to align itself firmly with environmental protection standards.

Definitions

verb

To form a line; to fall into line.

The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.

To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.

To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.

To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.

To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

verb — bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordin

verb — align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

array

Antonyms

skew

Idioms & Phrases

stars align

Events or circumstances combine fortuitously.

Example Bank

The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.

Wiktionary

I tried to align the pieces of metal perfectly together before soldering them.

Tatoeba · #5479413

Align yourself with the Will to Unify...

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We can use braces to align your teeth better.

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We should align on our approach so that the team is not confused on what they'll need to do next.

Tatoeba · #10066073

Empathy impels us to feel other people's pain and to align their interests with our own.

Tatoeba · #10678445

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