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aline

UK/əˈlaɪn/

aline is the alternative form of align.

Meaning of align

Verb

align (third-person singular simple present aligns, present participle aligning, simple past and past participle aligned)

  1. (intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line.
    • The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.
  2. (transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
  3. (transitive) To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.
  4. (intransitive, reflexive) To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
    Synonyms:
    ally, support, side with
  5. (transitive) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.
  6. (transitive) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.

See all 7 meanings of align

Adverb

aline (not comparable)

  1. In line.
    • Nay looke you, I know twas true, For his father built a chimney in my fathers house, And the brickes are aline at this day to testifie.1591, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI - Part II
    • The small stable with its accommodations for a horse and cow and two carriages is placed aline with the house.1906, The Brickbuilder - Volume 15, page 169

Proper noun capitalized: Aline

Aline

  1. A female given name from French.
  2. A ghost town in Idaho.
  3. A small town in Oklahoma.

Forms of aline

third-person singular presentalines
present participlealining
past participlealined
pastalined

Origin of aline

From a- + line, possibly from Middle English alinen (“copulate”), Middle French aligner.

Inherited from Middle English aline (“in line”).

Borrowed from French Aline.

Words formed from aline

Words that rhyme with aline

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Questions about aline

What does aline mean?
Aline means in line.
What is aline the alternative form of?
Aline is the alternative form of align.
What part of speech is aline?
Aline can be an adverb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce aline?
Aline is pronounced /əˈlaɪn/ (UK).

Words near aline in the dictionary

  1. Alina
  2. Alinan
  3. alinasal
  4. alinastine
  5. Alindahaw
  6. aline
  7. alinearity
  8. alineation
  9. alineations
  10. alined
  11. alinement

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aline (page history and authors); Aline (page history and authors); align (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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