{
    "term": "align",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "align",
            "heSheIt": "aligns"
        },
        "pastSimple": "aligned",
        "pastParticiple": "aligned",
        "ingForm": "aligning"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to arrange something in the correct position, or to be in the correct position, in relation to something else, especially in a straight line",
            "sensetop": "align (something) (with something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The top and bottom line of each column on the page should align."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This pillar is roughly aligned with the others."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house is aligned along an east-west axis."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["closely", "firmly"],
                "preposition": ["along", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to change something slightly so that it is in the correct relationship to something else",
            "sensetop": "align something (with/to something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Domestic prices have been aligned with those in world markets."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlaɪn/",
                "audio": "al/align/align__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlaɪnz/",
                "audio": "al/align/aligns__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlaɪnd/",
                "audio": "al/align/aligned__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlaɪnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "al/align/aligning__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlaɪn/",
                "audio": "al/align/align__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlaɪnz/",
                "audio": "al/align/aligns__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlaɪnd/",
                "audio": "al/align/aligned__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈlaɪnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "al/align/aligning__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 17th cent.: from French aligner, from à ligne ‘into line’."
}