align

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line.
2. (transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
3. (transitive) To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.
4. (intransitive, reflexive) To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
5. (transitive) 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.
6. (transitive) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
7. (transitive) To identify entities that refer to the same real-world object in different knowledge bases.

Synonyms

aline

adjust

line up

straighten

arrange

coordinate

line

array

ordinate

collimate

alignment

rectify

matching

true

true up

assemble

bring into line

iron out

jog

join

just

justify

lay

match

meet

mixture ratio

one after another

order

parallel

pay

💸

phase

pitch

place

point

register

right

set

set right

share

side by side

square

square up

straightening

straighten out

strickle

strike

sweep up

train

🚋

turn

unweave

Translations

aligner

alinear

allineare

ausrichten

alinhar

ευθυγραμμίζω

allinearsi

schierare

adeguare

justieren

fluchten

hizalamak

ausgerichtet

alinear

abgleichen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈlaɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: alynen

In summary

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]”), from līnum (“flax”), likely ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *līnom (compare linen).