Align

Quick meaning: Align is a verb meaning (intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line.

Meaning

(intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
2. (transitive) To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.
3. (transitive, bioinformatics) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
4. (transitive, information science) To identify entities that refer to the same real-world object in different knowledge bases.
5. (intransitive, reflexive) To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
6. (transitive, computing) 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.

Example Sentences

The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.

Word Forms

• aligns
• aligning
• aligned
• aline

Synonyms for align

Depending on context, synonyms include ally, support, array, coordinate, adjust, line up.

Antonyms for align

Common opposites include skew.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include line up, adjust, coordinate, aline, array, alignment.

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