bring into line

verb

To bring into a state of conformity; to make consistent with others.

“These changes will bring the country's anti-piracy laws into line with the rest of the European Union.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbbring into line (third-person singular simple present brings into line, present participle bringing into line, simple past and past participle brought into line)

present singular third person brings into line · participle present bringing into line · participle past brought into line · past brought into line

  1. transitiveTo bring into a state of conformity; to make consistent with others.

    These changes will bring the country's anti-piracy laws into line with the rest of the European Union.

    1 more example

    […] many are persuaded that China's soft, conciliatory and generous approaches have failed and that therefore Taiwan may have to be brought into line by other means.

    2006, Edward Friedman, China's Rise, Taiwan's Dilemma's and International Peace, page xvii
Cite this entry
APA

bring into line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20into%20line

MLA

“bring into line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20into%20line. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bring into line,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20into%20line.

Source: bring into line on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.