variants
or less commonly aline
aligned also alined; aligning also alining; aligns also alines
1
: to bring into line or alignment
aligned the books on the shelf
2
: to array on the side of or against a party or cause
He aligned himself with the protesters.
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.
The two parts of the machine are not properly aligned.
The text aligns with the bottom of the picture.
The schools had to align their programs with state requirements.
She is aligning with other senators to oppose his nomination.
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Phil Stewart, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Publishing content in a sustainable format, aligned with your natural strengths, builds authority.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The strategy aligns with a broader shift occurring across China’s electric vehicle market.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
Trump signs an executive order backing a Health and Human Services Department study to cut routine childhood vaccines and orders agencies to align, after an earlier attempt to narrow the CDC schedule was blocked in court.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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“Align.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/align. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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align
verb
variants
also aline
1
: to bring into or be in line or alignment
2
: to cause to be for or against something (as a belief or political party)
aligned himself with the opposition
aligner
noun
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