adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/əˈlaɪnd/
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rhymes with -aɪnd
CMU ARPABET:AH0 L AY1 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Allied or working together with a common goal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of align
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonaligned
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
in a straight line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
pearly teeth evenly aligned
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
French:
aligné
— having an alignment with something else
German:
angepaßt
— having an alignment with something else
German:
ausgerichtet
— having an alignment with something else
German:
abgestimmt
— having an alignment with something else
German:
gleichgerichtet
— having an alignment with something else
German:
angepasst
— having an alignment with something else
German:
justiert
— having an alignment with something else
German:
gefluchtet
— having an alignment with something else
German:
ausgefluchtet
— having an alignment with something else
German:
in Linie
— having an alignment with something else
German:
in Linie gebracht
— having an alignment with something else
German:
fluchtend
— having an alignment with something else
German:
bündig
— having an alignment with something else
German:
gerichtet
— having an alignment with something else
Polish:
wyrównany
— having an alignment with something else
Portuguese:
alinhado
— having an alignment with something else
German:
assoziiert
— adapted, allied or working together with a common goal
German:
verbunden
— adapted, allied or working together with a common goal
German:
verbündet
— adapted, allied or working together with a common goal
German:
zusammengeschlossen
— adapted, allied or working together with a common goal
German:
kooperierend
— adapted, allied or working together with a common goal
German:
gebunden
— adapted, allied or working together with a common goal
German:
abgestimmt
— adapted, allied or working together with a common goal
German:
angepasst
— adapted, allied or working together with a common goal
German:
gleichgerichtet
— adapted, allied or working together with a common goal
Polish:
współpracujący
— adapted, allied or working together with a common goal
