align

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈlaɪn/ or /æˈlaɪn/

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Verb

Plain form align

Third-person singular aligns

Past tense aligned

Past participle aligned

Present participle aligning

1. If you align some things, you make them point the same direction.
2. If you align with another person or group, you are on the same side; you become allies.

   Japan decided to align itself with Germany in World War II.

Related words

• alignment