align

[a·lign]

To align means to bring something into a straight line, or an easy agreement. If you always park on an angle and people are leaving mean notes on your windshield, learn to align the car with the parking space.

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To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

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"

Verb
bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"

Verb
align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

Verb
align with; be or come into adjustment


v. t.
To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

v. t.
To form in line; to fall into line.


Align

A*lign" , v. t. [F. aligner; '85 (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.

Align

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

To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

To form in line; to fall into line.

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Usage Examples

When people align around shared political, social, economic or environmental values, and take collective action, thinking and behavior that compromises the lives of millions of people around the world can truly change.

Nature is not simply a technical or economical resource, and human beings are not mere numbers. To suggest that one can somehow align all the squabbling institutions of science, environmental management, government and diplomacy in an alliance of convenience to regulate the global climate seems to me optimistic.

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Other Usage Examples

I align myself with almost all researchers in assuming that anything we do is a composite of whatever genetic limitations were given to us by our parents and whatever kinds of environmental opportunities are available.

The question Americans should ask is not whether a candidate is affiliated with a particular faith but rather whether that candidate's faith makes it more likely he or she will support policies that align with their values.

I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society.

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