to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
to bring into a line or alignment.
to bring into cooperation or agreement with a particular group, party, cause, etc.: He aligned himself with the liberals.
to adjust (two or more components of an electronic circuit) to improve the response over a frequency band, as to align the tuned circuits of a radio receiver for proper tracking throughout its frequency range, or a television receiver for appropriate wide-band responses.
verb (used without object)
to fall or come into line; be in line.
to join with others in a cause.
Sometimes a·line .
Origin of align
First recorded in 1685–95; from French aligner, equivalent to a- “toward” + ligner, from Latin līneāre, derivative of līnea “line”; see origin at a-5, line1
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Call me an optimist, but if corporate lobbying re-aligns around ESG, federal action on climate change would be its most consequential outcome.
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You’ve got to figure out some other way to have people be aligned to work well together.
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If we break out each passer’s performance by the type of coverage they faced, their performances continue to align generally in most measures.
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No one wants to align with less freedom at a time like this.
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I know that many of your values do, indeed, align with Republican policies.
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It was just an aesthetic taste thing that happened to align.
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These stories are the immovable objects of Star Wars history, the characters and events to which all other tales must align.