align Значение & определение

Значение на align на български

• 0 to put two or more things into a straight line, or to form a straight line:

  • When you've aligned the notch on the gun with the target, fire!

  • Align the ruler and the middle of the paper and then cut it straight.

  • Make sure the columns align in the chart.

• 1 to be the same or similar, or to agree with each other; to make two things do this:

  • The post was deleted because it did not align with the values of this website.

  • The job of an IT business analyst is to align IT systems with changing business needs.

  • In the first decade of the union, economic growth among member countries was generally aligned.

  • The country's leading intellectuals tend to be aligned with the opposition.

  • As a musician, he aligned himself with the avant-garde.

  • The superpowers force smaller countries to align behind them in rival blocs.

• 2 to put two or more things into a straight line:

  • You need to align the numbers properly in a column.

  • fig. Business leaders are aligned with (= agree with) the president on this issue.

• 3 to change something so that it has a correct relationship to something else:

  • Later this year, the company will introduce a price platform for its home insurance contracts, and will align all its prices.

  • align sth with sth More scientific methods of aligning boardroom pay with shareholder returns are needed.