Dictionary

align en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /æˈlaɪn/ (UK)
• /əˈlaɪn/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line.
   • The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.
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.

Forms

Deriveds

coalign · alignable · nonaligning · antialigning · dealign · prealign · overalign · stars align · misalign · realign · autoalign · disalign · pseudoalign · stars are aligned · subalign

Synonyms

side with · support · ally

Translations (103)

pt alinhar (to adjust or form to a line) · bg подреждам се в линия (to form in line; to fall into line) · hu sorban áll (to form in line; to fall into line) · de sich abgleichen (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · de sich abstimmen (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · cmn 對齊 /对齐 (to identify equivalent entities in different knowledge bases) · de ausrichten (to adjust or form to a line) · ru стро́иться (to form in line; to fall into line) · es ingresar (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · bg строявам се (to form in line; to fall into line) · bg подравнявам (to adjust or form to a line) · de gleichrichten (to adjust or form to a line) · pl być sojusznikiem (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · hu rendez (to adjust or form to a line) · mi whakarārangi (to adjust or form to a line) · hu felsorakozik (to form in line; to fall into line) · hu összehangol (to adjust or form to a line) · de alignieren (to adjust or form to a line) · ru выра́внивать (to adjust or form to a line) · ga ailínigh (to form in line; to fall into line) · ca alinear (to adjust or form to a line) · ca alinear-se (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · hu igazodik (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · it allineare (to align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences) · tr hizalamak (to adjust or form to a line) · de sich richten nach (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · de anreihen (to adjust or form to a line) · tr hizalanmak (to adjust or form to a line) · fr aligner (to align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences) · fi sovittaa yhteen (to align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences) · tr hizaya geçmek (to form in line; to fall into line) · de gleichrichten (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · de alignieren (to align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences) · hu egy vonalba esik (to form in line; to fall into line) · cmn 對齊 /对齐 (to store data in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture) · hu egy vonalba rendez (to adjust or form to a line) · it aderire (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · de in Linie bringen (to form in line; to fall into line) · hu igazít (to adjust or form to a line) · de abgleichen (to adjust or form to a line) · fi asettua riviin (to form in line; to fall into line) · fi liittoutua (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · ca alinear-se (to form in line; to fall into line) · ru равня́ться (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · tr uyuşmak (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · de angleichen (to adjust or form to a line) · fi asettua jonkun kannalle (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · de ausrichten (to form in line; to fall into line) · de sich angleichen (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · es alinear (to align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences) · de in Linie stellen (to form in line; to fall into line) · ru равня́ться (to form in line; to fall into line) · it allineare (to form in line; to fall into line) · hu csatlakozik (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · de einordnen (to adjust or form to a line) · ota دیزمك (to adjust or form to a line) · fi asettaa riviin (to adjust or form to a line) · mi tīaroaro (to adjust or form to a line) · hu sorba állít (to adjust or form to a line) · ru вы́ровнять (to adjust or form to a line) · de anpassen (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · de fluchten (to adjust or form to a line) · fi rihdata (to adjust or form to a line) · fr aligner (to form in line; to fall into line) · de angleichen (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · tr hizaya sokmak (to adjust or form to a line) · bg изравнявам (to adjust or form to a line) · ro alinia (to form in line; to fall into line) · es adherirse (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · ru выстра́иваться в ли́нию (to form in line; to fall into line) · de koordinieren (to adjust or form to a line) · es alinear (to adjust or form to a line) · ga ailínigh (to adjust or form to a line) · ru выстра́ивать в ли́нию (to adjust or form to a line) · cmn 對齊 /对齐 (to form in line; to fall into line) · hu igazodik (to form in line; to fall into line) · de in Reihe stellen (to form in line; to fall into line) · de sich anschließen (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · es alinearse (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · hu beállít (to adjust or form to a line) · es alinearse (to form in line; to fall into line) · de einfluchten (to adjust or form to a line) · tr hizalanmak (to form in line; to fall into line) · de einordnen (to form in line; to fall into line) · de sich koordinieren (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · cmn 對齊 /对齐 (to align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences) · hu egy vonalban van (to form in line; to fall into line) · de sich absprechen (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · de anreihen (to form in line; to fall into line) · pt alinhar (to align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences) · mi whakarārangi (to form in line; to fall into line) · de anpassen (to adjust or form to a line) · de in Reihe bringen (to adjust or form to a line) · de in Linie bringen (to adjust or form to a line) · de aufreihen (to adjust or form to a line) · pt alinhar-se (to form in line; to fall into line) · fr aligner (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · de in Linie stellen (to adjust or form to a line) · de angleichen (to form in line; to fall into line) · el ευθυγραμμίζω (to adjust or form to a line) · pl być w sojuszu (to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking) · ga ailíniú a dhéanamh ar (to adjust or form to a line) · de justieren (to adjust or form to a line)