/əˈlaɪn/, /æˈlaɪn/
OriginFrom 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).
- intransitiveTo form a line; to fall into line.
“The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.”
- transitiveTo adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
- transitiveTo organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.
- intransitive, reflexiveTo identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
- transitiveTo 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.
- transitiveTo organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
- transitiveTo identify entities that refer to the same real-world object in different knowledge bases.
Formsaligns(present, singular, third-person) · aligning(participle, present) · aligned(participle, past) · aligned(past) · aline(alternative)