align /əˈlaɪn/verb 7forms 3phrases 1 verb7 •To form a line; to fall into line.The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern. •To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line. •[with oneself] To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country. •To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense. •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. •To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity. •To identify entities that refer to the same real-world object in different knowledge bases. formsaligned · aligning · aligns Phrases with align stars alignEvents or circumstances combine fortuitously.