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a·lign

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–verb (used with object)

1.	to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.

2.	to bring into a line or alignment.

3.	to bring into cooperation or agreement with a particular group, party, cause, etc.: He aligned himself with the liberals.

4.	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)

5.	to fall or come into line; be in line.

6.	to join with others in a cause.

Also, aline.

[Origin: 1685–95; < F aligner, equiv. to a- a-⁵ + ligner < L līneāre, deriv. of līnea line¹

]

—Related forms

a·lign·er, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2. straighten.

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a·lign Audio Help   (ə-līn') Pronunciation Key
v.   a·ligned, a·lign·ing, a·ligns

v.   tr.

To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel: align the tops of a row of pictures; aligned the car with the curb.
To adjust (parts of a mechanism, for example) to produce a proper relationship or orientation: aligning the wheels of a truck.
To ally (oneself, for example) with one side of an argument or cause: aligned themselves with the free traders.

v. intr.

To adhere to a prescribed course of action.
To move or be adjusted into proper relationship or orientation.

[French aligner, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + ligne, line (from Latin līnea; see line¹).]

a·lign'er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
align

c.1410, from M.Fr. aligner, from O.Fr. alignier, from à "to" + lignier "to line," from L. lineare, from linea (see line). Alignment first attested 1790.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

align
verb
1.	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" [ant: skew]
2.	be or come into adjustment with
3.	align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
4.	bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
align1 [əˈlain] verb

to put in a straight line or in parallel lines

Arabic:	يَصُف، يَصْطَف
Chinese (Simplified):	使成一行
Chinese (Traditional):	使成一行
Czech:	seřadit
Danish:	stille på linie
Dutch:	op aan lijn brengen
Estonian:	reastama
Finnish:	asettaa suoraan
French:	aligner
German:	ausrichten
Greek:	ευθυγραμμίζω
Hungarian:	felsorakoztat
Icelandic:	setja í beina línu
Indonesian:	meluruskan
Italian:	allineare

Japanese:	一直線にする
Korean:	정렬하다
Latvian:	sakārtot rindā(s); sarindot
Lithuanian:	(iš)rikiuoti
Norwegian:	stille på linje
Polish:	ustawać
Portuguese (Brazil):	alinhar
Portuguese (Portugal):	alinhar
Romanian:	a alinia
Russian:	выстраивать в ряд
Slovak:	zoradiť
Slovenian:	poravnati
Spanish:	alinear
Swedish:	göra rak, ställa upp i rak linje
Turkish:	sıralamak, sıraya dizmek

align2 [əˈlain] verb

to attach (oneself) to one side in an argument, politics etc
Example: He aligned himself with the rebels.

Arabic:	يَنْحاز إلى
Chinese (Simplified):	使结盟
Chinese (Traditional):	使結盟
Czech:	připojit se
Danish:	slutte sig til
Dutch:	zich aansluiten bij
Estonian:	(kellegi) poolele asuma
Finnish:	asettua jonkin puolelle
French:	s'aligner (sur)
German:	sich anschließen
Greek:	συντάσσομαι με κπ., υποστηρίζω
Hungarian:	csatlakozik
Icelandic:	skipa sér við hlið (e-s)
Indonesian:	berpihak
Italian:	schierarsi, allinearsi

Japanese:	提携する
Korean:	제휴하다
Latvian:	pievienoties
Lithuanian:	prisijungti, prisišlieti
Norwegian:	slutte seg til
Polish:	stanąć po stronie
Portuguese (Brazil):	alinhar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal):	alinhar
Romanian:	a trece de partea
Russian:	присоединяться
Slovak:	pripojiť sa
Slovenian:	prestopiti na stran
Spanish:	alinearse
Swedish:	ställa sig på ngns sida, liera sig
Turkish:	güç birliği yapmak

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Align

A*lign"\, v. t. [F. aligner; [`a] (L. ad) + ligne (L. linea) line. See Line, and cf. Allineate.] To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

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Align

A*lign"\, v. t. To form in line; to fall into line.

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