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align
- /əˈlaɪn/ UK
- /æˈlaɪn/ UK
Rhymes with -aɪn
Where it comes from
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).
verb aligns · aligning · aligned · aline
- To form a line; to fall into line. The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.
- To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
- To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.
- To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
- 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.
- To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
- To identify entities that refer to the same real-world object in different knowledge bases.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: line up, adjust, coordinate, aline, array, alignment, link, combine, integrate, adjustment, fine-tune, unify, synchronize, raise, unifying, realign
Translations
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verb to form in line; to fall into line
| Español | alinearse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 對齊 /对齐 duìqí |
| Português | alinhar-se |
| Français | aligner |
| Deutsch | in Linie stellen, anreihen, einordnen, angleichen, in Linie bringen, ausrichten |
| Italiano | allineare |
| Română | alinia |
| Русский | равня́ться ravnjátʹsja, стро́иться stróitʹsja, выстра́иваться в ли́нию vystráivatʹsja v líniju |
verb to adjust or form to a line
| Español | alinear |
|---|---|
| Português | alinhar |
| Deutsch | aufreihen, ausrichten, fluchten, einfluchten, in Linie bringen, in Linie stellen |
| Ελληνικά | ευθυγραμμίζω efthygrammízo |
| Русский | выра́внивать vyrávnivatʹ, вы́ровнять výrovnjatʹ, выстра́ивать в ли́нию vystráivatʹ v líniju |
verb to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
| Español | alinearse, adherirse, ingresar |
|---|---|
| Français | aligner |
| Deutsch | sich abstimmen, sich absprechen, anpassen, angleichen, gleichrichten, sich anschließen |
| Italiano | aderire |
| Русский | равня́ться ravnjátʹsja |
verb to store data in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture
| 中文 | 對齊 /对齐 duìqí |
|---|
verb to align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences
| Español | alinear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 對齊 /对齐 duìqí |
| Português | alinhar |
| Français | aligner |
| Deutsch | alignieren |
| Italiano | allineare |
verb to identify equivalent entities in different knowledge bases
| 中文 | 對齊 /对齐 duìqí |
|---|
Talk about this word "align." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/align. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. align. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/align "align." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/align.Cite this
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title = {align},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/align},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
}
