Meanings
verbalign (third-person singular simple present aligns, present participle aligning, simple past and past participle aligned)
present singular third person aligns · participle present aligning · participle past aligned · past aligned · alternative aline
- transitiveTo organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.
- transitivecomputingTo 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.
- transitivebioinformaticsTo organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
- transitivecomputingTo identify entities that refer to the same real-world object in different knowledge bases.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
More synonyms by meaning
verbplace in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
Opposite
Broader
verbbring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*līnom
- Latinlineare“make straight or perpendicular”
- Old Frenchalignier
- Middle Frenchaligner
- Middle Englishalynen
- Englishalign
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).
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian строявам се, подреждам се в линия
- строявам се (strojavam se)to form in line; to fall into line
- подреждам се в линия (podreždam se v linija)to form in line; to fall into line
- изравнявам (izravnjavam)to adjust or form to a line
- подравнявам (podravnjavam)to adjust or form to a line
Catalan alinear-se, alinear
- alinear-seto form in line; to fall into line
- alinearto adjust or form to a line
- alinear-seto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
Chinese Mandarin 對齊 /对齐, 對齊 /对齐
- 對齊 /对齐 (duìqí)to form in line; to fall into line
- 對齊 /对齐 (duìqí)to store data in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture
- 對齊 /对齐 (duìqí)to align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences
- 對齊 /对齐 (duìqí)to identify equivalent entities in different knowledge bases
Finnish asettua riviin, asettaa riviin
- asettua riviinto form in line; to fall into line
- asettaa riviinto adjust or form to a line
- rihdatato adjust or form to a line
- asettua jonkun kannalleto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
- liittoutuato support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
- sovittaa yhteento align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences
French aligner, aligner
- alignerto form in line; to fall into line
- alignerto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
- alignerto align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences
German in Linie stellen, anreihen
- in Linie stellento form in line; to fall into line
- anreihento form in line; to fall into line
- einordnento form in line; to fall into line
- angleichento form in line; to fall into line
- in Linie bringento form in line; to fall into line
- ausrichtento form in line; to fall into line
- in Reihe stellento form in line; to fall into line
- aufreihento adjust or form to a line
- ausrichtento adjust or form to a line
- fluchtento adjust or form to a line
- einfluchtento adjust or form to a line
- in Linie bringento adjust or form to a line
Greek ευθυγραμμίζω
- ευθυγραμμίζω (efthygrammízo)to adjust or form to a line
Hungarian egy vonalban van, egy vonalba esik
- egy vonalban vanto form in line; to fall into line
- egy vonalba esikto form in line; to fall into line
- felsorakozikto form in line; to fall into line
- sorban állto form in line; to fall into line
- igazodikto form in line; to fall into line
- egy vonalba rendezto adjust or form to a line
- sorba állítto adjust or form to a line
- összehangolto adjust or form to a line
- rendezto adjust or form to a line
- igazítto adjust or form to a line
- beállítto adjust or form to a line
- igazodikto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
Irish ailínigh, ailínigh
- ailínighto form in line; to fall into line
- ailínighto adjust or form to a line
- ailíniú a dhéanamh arto adjust or form to a line
Italian allineare, aderire
- allineareto form in line; to fall into line
- aderireto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
- allineareto align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences
Māori whakarārangi, tīaroaro
- whakarārangito form in line; to fall into line
- tīaroaroto adjust or form to a line
- whakarārangito adjust or form to a line
Polish być sojusznikiem, być w sojuszu
- być sojusznikiemto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
- być w sojuszuto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
Portuguese alinhar-se, alinhar
- alinhar-seto form in line; to fall into line
- alinharto adjust or form to a line
- alinharto align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences
Romanian alinia
- aliniato form in line; to fall into line
Russian равня́ться, стро́иться
- равня́ться (ravnjátʹsja)to form in line; to fall into line
- стро́иться (stróitʹsja)to form in line; to fall into line
- выстра́иваться в ли́нию (vystráivatʹsja v líniju)to form in line; to fall into line
- выра́внивать (vyrávnivatʹ)to adjust or form to a line
- вы́ровнять (výrovnjatʹ)to adjust or form to a line
- выстра́ивать в ли́нию (vystráivatʹ v líniju)to adjust or form to a line
- равня́ться (ravnjátʹsja)to support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
Spanish alinearse, alinear
- alinearseto form in line; to fall into line
- alinearto adjust or form to a line
- alinearseto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
- adherirseto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
- ingresarto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
- alinearto align DNA, RNA, or protein sequences
Turkish hizalanmak, hizaya geçmek
- hizalanmakto form in line; to fall into line
- hizaya geçmekto form in line; to fall into line
- hizalanmakto adjust or form to a line
- hizalamakto adjust or form to a line
- hizaya sokmakto adjust or form to a line
- uyuşmakto support or ally with someone, something, or a way of thinking
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with align
onlinelinedesignsignfinewinedefineminenineofflinepinecombinerefinedeclinedivineinlineKleinassignspineeinsteinsteinvinetyneredesign
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Cite this entry
APA
align. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/align
MLA
“align.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/align. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “align,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/align.
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