align
verb /əˈlaɪn/
/əˈlaɪn/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they align | /əˈlaɪn/ /əˈlaɪn/ |
| he / she / it aligns | /əˈlaɪnz/ /əˈlaɪnz/ |
| past simple aligned | /əˈlaɪnd/ /əˈlaɪnd/ |
| past participle aligned | /əˈlaɪnd/ /əˈlaɪnd/ |
| -ing form aligning | /əˈlaɪnɪŋ/ /əˈlaɪnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] align (something) (with something) to arrange something in the correct position, or to be in the correct position, in relation to something else, especially in a straight line
- Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.
- The top and bottom line of each column on the page should align.
Extra Examples- This pillar is roughly aligned with the others.
- The house is aligned along an east-west axis.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- closely
- correctly
- …
- along
- with
- closely
- firmly
- [transitive] align something (with/to something) to change something slightly so that it is in the correct relationship to something else
- Domestic prices have been aligned with those in world markets.
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Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French aligner, from à ligne ‘into line’.