🔎Align (əˈlaɪn)
🔎Align (əˈlaɪn)
to arrange in a line; to make something fit; to bring into agreement
is a regular verb. Its past participle is aligned and its present participle is aligning. It has related noun forms, alignment and realignment.
📌Better than make straight, line up, side with
📝Align can be used with or without an object. When an object is used, the verb is often followed by ‘with’. Obviously, the two paths at some stage need to align.
🧷The measures taken will need to align with the mission statement.
📝It is often used with the following plural nouns: ‘efforts’, ‘interests’, ‘policies’, ‘programmes’.
🧷When their interests align, we see a more productive environment.
📌Certain adverbs can be used with align including ‘closely’, ‘naturally’, and ‘perfectly’.
Their methods needed to be closely aligned with institutional policy.
📌Usage notes: Align has two distinct meanings. The first is to line two things up so they are straight, either in a physical, literal sense or by concepts or ideas. The second is to show that someone or something supports or is in agreement with something else; for instance, the views of two people could align.
🧷Again, an assessment should be made on whether the emphasis of the adverb is really adding anything to the verb.
Saying that something aligns is sufficient most of the time (without the need for ‘closely’ or ‘exactly’), because the verb alone implies that the two things are parallel or a match.
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to arrange in a line; to make something fit; to bring into agreement
is a regular verb. Its past participle is aligned and its present participle is aligning. It has related noun forms, alignment and realignment.
📌Better than make straight, line up, side with
📝Align can be used with or without an object. When an object is used, the verb is often followed by ‘with’. Obviously, the two paths at some stage need to align.
🧷The measures taken will need to align with the mission statement.
📝It is often used with the following plural nouns: ‘efforts’, ‘interests’, ‘policies’, ‘programmes’.
🧷When their interests align, we see a more productive environment.
📌Certain adverbs can be used with align including ‘closely’, ‘naturally’, and ‘perfectly’.
Their methods needed to be closely aligned with institutional policy.
📌Usage notes: Align has two distinct meanings. The first is to line two things up so they are straight, either in a physical, literal sense or by concepts or ideas. The second is to show that someone or something supports or is in agreement with something else; for instance, the views of two people could align.
🧷Again, an assessment should be made on whether the emphasis of the adverb is really adding anything to the verb.
Saying that something aligns is sufficient most of the time (without the need for ‘closely’ or ‘exactly’), because the verb alone implies that the two things are parallel or a match.
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