ALIGN


Meaning of ALIGN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

also aline ə-ˈlīn

Etymology: French aligner, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + ligne line, from Latin linea

Date: circa 1693

transitive verb

1. : to bring into line or alignment

2. : to array on the side of or against a party or cause

he align ed himself with the protesters

intransitive verb

1. : to get or fall into line

2. : to be in or come into precise adjustment or correct relative position

• align·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.