Aligning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

be or come into adjustment with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹnoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈuːtlɛɡə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈuːtlɛɡə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹnoʊz/.

Examples

align the car with the curb
align the sheets of paper on the table
align the wheels of my car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aline align array positioning coordinate ordinate adjust line up

Antonyms

skew

Parts of Speech

verb	place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight “align the car with the curb”
verb	be or come into adjustment with
verb	align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
verb	bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation “align the wheels of my car”
adjective	causing to fall into line or into position

Word Forms

alignment	noun	the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
coordination	noun	the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausrichten

in einer Linie platzieren oder parallel oder gerade anordnen

🇫🇷French

aligner

placer en ligne ou disposer de manière à être parallèle ou droit

🇪🇸Spanish

alineando

colocar en una línea o disponer de manera que quede paralelo o recto

🇮🇹Italian

allineamento

posizionarli in linea o disporli in modo che siano paralleli o diritti

🇳🇱Dutch

uitlijnen

plaats ze in een lijn of rangschik ze evenwijdig of recht

🇵🇹Portuguese

alinhando

coloque em uma linha ou organize de modo que fique paralelo ou reto

🇷🇺Russian

выравнивание

расположить в линию или расположить так, чтобы они были параллельны или прямолинейны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंक्ति में करनेवाला

एक पंक्ति में रखें या व्यवस्थित करें ताकि समानांतर या सीधा हो

🇧🇩Bengali

সারিবদ্ধ

একটি লাইনে রাখুন বা সমান্তরাল বা সোজা হতে যাতে সাজান

🇮🇳Tamil

சீரமைத்தல்

ஒரு கோட்டில் வைக்கவும் அல்லது இணையாக அல்லது நேராக இருக்கும்படி ஏற்பாடு செய்யவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమలేఖనం

ఒక పంక్తిలో ఉంచండి లేదా సమాంతరంగా లేదా నేరుగా ఉండేలా అమర్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

संरेखित करणे

एका ओळीत ठेवा किंवा समांतर किंवा सरळ अशी व्यवस्था करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોઠવણી

એક લીટીમાં મૂકો અથવા ગોઠવો જેથી સમાંતર અથવા સીધી હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೋಡಿಸುವುದು

ಒಂದು ಸಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮಾನಾಂತರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ನೇರವಾಗಿರುವಂತೆ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിന്യസിക്കുന്നു

ഒരു വരിയിൽ വയ്ക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമാന്തരമായോ നേരെയോ ആയി ക്രമീകരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਲਾਈਨਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖੋ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਰੋ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਸਮਾਨਾਂਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਹੋਵੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیدھ میں لانا

ایک لائن میں رکھیں یا ترتیب دیں تاکہ متوازی یا سیدھے ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对齐

排成一行或排列成平行或笔直

🇯🇵Japanese

整列する

一列に置く、または平行または直線になるように配置する

🇰🇷Korean

정렬

일렬로 배치하거나 평행 또는 직선으로 배열

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sắp xếp

đặt trong một đường thẳng hoặc sắp xếp sao cho song song hoặc thẳng

🇹🇭Thai

การจัดแนว

วางเป็นแนวหรือจัดให้ขนานหรือตรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

deretan

letakkan dalam satu garis atau susun sedemikian rupa agar sejajar atau lurus

🇵🇭Filipino

paghahanay

ilagay sa isang linya o ayusin upang maging parallel o tuwid

🇲🇾Malay

menyelaraskan

letak dalam satu garisan atau susun supaya selari atau lurus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محاذاة

وضعها في خط أو ترتيبها بحيث تكون متوازية أو مستقيمة

🇮🇷Persian

تراز کردن

در یک خط قرار دهید یا طوری ترتیب دهید که موازی یا مستقیم باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

hizalama

bir çizgi halinde yerleştirin veya paralel veya düz olacak şekilde düzenleyin

🇮🇱Hebrew

יישור

למקם בקו או לסדר כך שיהיה מקביל או ישר

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