align Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
    line up; adjust; aline.
    • align the car with the curb
    • align the sheets of paper on the table
  2. verb be or come into adjustment with
  3. verb align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
    array.
  4. verb bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
    ordinate; coordinate.
    • align the wheels of my car
    • ordinate similar parts

WordNet

A*lign" transitive verb
Etymology
F. aligner; à (L. ad) + ligne (L. linea) line. See Line, and cf. Allineate.
Definitions
  1. To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.
A*lign" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To form in line; to fall into line.

Webster 1913