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- Dictionaryalign/əˈlʌɪn/
verb
- 1. place or arrange (things) in a straight line: "the desks are aligned in straight rows facing forwards" Similar
- 2. give support to (a person, organization, or cause): "newspapers usually align themselves with certain political parties"
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the same as or similar to something else: Our business model will become more aligned with the needs of our customers. supporting or agreeing with another person, organization, or view: He resigned, saying the president should appoint someone who was more aligned with his views. Fewer examples.
to agree with or support another person, group, organization, or view: be aligned with The country's leading intellectuals tend to be aligned with the opposition. As a musician, he aligned himself with the avant-garde. align against A loose coalition of politicians and students aligned against the government.
Aligned definition: arranged in a straight line. See examples of ALIGNED used in a sentence.
1. : to get or fall into line. He aligned with his friends against a common enemy. 2. : to be in or come into precise adjustment or correct relative position. Negative ends of molecules align with positive ends of other molecules. aligner noun. Examples of align in a Sentence. He aligned the two holes so he could put the screw through them.
align. [intransitive, transitive] align (something) (with something) to arrange something in the correct position, or to be in the correct position, in relation to something else, especially in a straight line. Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.
v.tr. 1. 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. 2. To adjust (parts of a mechanism, for example) to produce a proper relationship or orientation: aligning the wheels of a truck. 3.
to bring into cooperation or agreement with a particular group, party, cause, etc.: He aligned himself with the liberals.
Definitions of aligned. adjective. in a straight line. “pearly teeth evenly aligned ”. synonyms: straight. having no deviations. adjective. brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause.
5 meanings: 1. to place or become placed in a line 2. to bring (components or parts, such as the wheels of a car) into proper.... Click for more definitions.
align. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English a‧lign /əˈlaɪn/ verb 1 [ transitive] to publicly support a political group, country, or person that you agree with align yourself with somebody/something Church leaders have aligned themselves with the opposition. a country closely aligned with the West 2 [ intransitive, transitive] to ...
