align

5 definitions • 14 examples

to put two or more things into a straight line, or to form a straight line:

align something and something Align the ruler and the middle of the paper and then cut it straight.

align something with something When you've aligned the notch on the gun with the target, fire!

Make sure the columns align in the chart.

to be the same or similar, or to agree with each other; to make two things do this:

align with The post was deleted because it did not align with the values of this website.

align something with something The job of an IT business analyst is to align IT systems with changing business needs.

In the first decade of the union, economic growth among member countries was generally aligned.

to agree with or support another person, group, organization, or view:

be aligned with The country's leading intellectuals tend to be aligned with the opposition.

As a musician, he aligned himself with the avant-garde.

align against A loose coalition of politicians and students aligned against the government.

The superpowers force smaller countries to align behind them in rival blocs.

to put two or more things into a straight line:

You need to align the numbers properly in a column.

fig. Business leaders are aligned with (= agree with) the president on this issue.

to change something so that it has a correct relationship to something else:

Later this year, the company will introduce a price platform for its home insurance contracts, and will align all its prices.

align sth with sth More scientific methods of aligning boardroom pay with shareholder returns are needed.