align
align
verb (aligns, aligned, aligned, aligning)
/əˈlaɪn/
1 intransitive, transitive align (something) (with something) to arrange something in the correct position, or to be in the correct position, in relation to something else, especially in a straight line
Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.
The top and bottom line of each column on the page should align.
This pillar is roughly aligned with the others.
The house is aligned along an east-west axis.
Collocations
adverb
accuratelycloselycorrectly…
preposition
alongwith
adverb
closelyfirmly
2 transitive align something (with/to something) to change something slightly so that it is in the correct relationship to something else
Domestic prices have been aligned with those in world markets.
Phrasal Verbs
align yourself with
Word Origin
late 17th cent.: from French aligner, from à ligne ‘into line’.