Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel.
- intransitive verb To adjust (parts of a mechanism, for example) to produce a proper relationship or orientation.
- intransitive verb To ally (oneself, for example) with one side of an argument or cause.
- intransitive verb To adhere to a prescribed course of action.
- intransitive verb To move or be adjusted into proper relationship or orientation.
from The Century Dictionary.
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aline , alinement.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To form in line; to fall into line.
- transitive verb To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To form in line; to fall into line.
- verb transitive To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
- verb intransitive To adhere oneself with a group or a way of thinking.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
- verb place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
- verb be or come into adjustment with
- verb align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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"alias = '$alias', real_name = '$name', align = '$align'".
Recently Uploaded Slideshows Bravo77 2009
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I use the word "align," because when we betray ourselves some would define this as sinning, we fall out of alignment.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Paul Wilkes 2012
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Rick Perry and Sarah Palin align themselves together because they both talk about suceeding from the other states while our men and women are at war from the States of Texas and Alaska.
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The people that are sympathetic with the Clintons will fall deeper under their spell and again align by race.
Bill Clinton says race card allegation 'revolting strategy' 2008
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If text-align is listed, change it to text-align: right to make the text be right justified.
Finding Your CSS Styles in WordPress « Lorelle on WordPress 2005
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You can then either manually type in align =” right” or align =” left” or class =” left” or class =” right” or whatever you use to float an image to the right or left for the text to wrap around the image.
A Guide to the WordPress Codex, The Online Manual for WordPress Users « Lorelle on WordPress 2005
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Yerby did not dare avow the true purpose of his presence after his representations to the moonshiners, and yet he could not, he would not in set phrase align himself with the illicit vocation.
The Moonshiners At Hoho-Hebee Falls 1895 Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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The firm said in a statement that it changed the name to align the company's corporate name with its commercial real estate brand.
unknown title 2011
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What the Evidence Says Fund companies say the purpose of incentive fees is to better "align" the interests of managers and investors, meaning they encourage managers to act in ways that benefit shareholders as well as themselves.
Tie Fees to Performance? Chris Gay 2011
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Griffith will "align" himself with anyone who has a buck coming his way.
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