Definitions for alignəˈlaɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•lignəˈlaɪn(v.t.)
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
to bring into a line or alignment.
to bring into agreement with a particular group, cause, etc.:
He aligned himself with the liberals in the Senate.
to adjust (circuit components) to improve response over a frequency band.
Category: Electronics, Electricity and Magnetism
(v.i.)to come into line; be in line.
to join with others in a cause.
Origin of align:
1685–95; < F aligner=a-a -5+ligner < L līneāre, der. of līnealine1
a•lign′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
align, aline, line up, adjust(verb)
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
"align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
align(verb)
be or come into adjustment with
align, array(verb)
align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
align, ordinate, coordinate(verb)
bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
"align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"
Wiktionary
align(Verb)
To form in line; to fall into line.
align(Verb)
To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
align(Verb)
To adhere oneself with a group or a way of thinking.
Origin: From alynen, alinen, aligner, from alignier.
Webster Dictionary
Align(verb)
to adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline
Align(verb)
to form in line; to fall into line
Translations for align
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
align(verb)
to put in a straight line or in parallel lines.
- belyn, rigAfrikaans
- يَصُف، يَصْطَفArabic
- подреждамBulgarian
- alinharPortuguese (BR)
- seřaditCzech
- ausrichtenGerman
- stille på linieDanish
- ευθυγραμμίζωGreek
- alinearSpanish
- reastamaEstonian
- هم راستا کردنFarsi
- kohdistaaFinnish
- alignerFrench
- לְיָשֵׁרHebrew
- पंक्तिबद्व होनाHindi
- poravnatiCroatian
- felsorakoztatHungarian
- meluruskanIndonesian
- setjaí beina línuIcelandic
- allineareItalian
- 一直線にするJapanese
- 정렬하다Korean
- (iš)rikiuotiLithuanian
- sakārtot rindā(s); sarindotLatvian
- menjajarkanMalay
- op aan lijn brengenDutch
- stille på linjeNorwegian
- ustawaćPolish
- هم راستا کردنPersian
- لیکه کولPashto
- alinharPortuguese
- a aliniaRomanian
- выстраивать в рядRussian
- zoradiťSlovak
- poravnatiSlovenian
- dovesti nešto u pravu linijuSerbian
- göra rak, ställa upp i rak linjeSwedish
- จัดให้เป็นแนวเดียวกันThai
- sıralamak, sıraya dizmekTurkish
- 使排成一直線或多條平行線Chinese (Trad.)
- ставити в ряд; шикувати(ся)Ukrainian
- سیدھ میں لاناUrdu
- sắp thẳng hàngVietnamese
- 使成一行，排整齐Chinese (Simp.)
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