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• past tense form of align.
• past participle of align.

aligned

American  

[uh-lahynd] / əˈlaɪnd /

adjective

1. arranged in a straight line.

   The perfectly aligned rows of rubber trees looked like the giant formal garden of an English lord’s manor.

2. arranged in a specified way.

   The term “desktop” typically refers to a computer with a vertically aligned computer case containing the system’s hardware components.

3. adjusted or synchronized for coordinated functioning; in alignment.

   Research has shown that properly aligned tires can save up to 4% on fuel consumption.

   The pain may be caused by overuse, injury, excess weight, or an improperly aligned kneecap.

4. associated or affiliated with a particular group, cause, or ideology.

   You can meaningfully communicate your company’s values by donating a portion of your proceeds to an aligned nonprofit organization.

   The position requires a doctorate in Public Health or an earned doctorate in a closely aligned discipline.

5. systematically coordinated.

   We will work with your business to identify and manage a strategically aligned portfolio of projects.

6. (of stars) in an astrologically significant position.

   The book captures the highest point of the team’s franchise—the 1982 season—and the aligned stars which made it possible.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of align.

Other Word Forms

• unaligned
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of aligned

align ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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aligned

It keeps clocks aligned with the sun, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The second describes their relative phase, which specifies how the quantum components are aligned with one another.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Microsoft’s fiscal year ends in June, so I aligned its reporting periods with January through September.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

While UK rules remain mostly aligned with EU ones, there are some areas where England has diverged from the EU rule book, for example on "precision breeding" of plants, previously known as gene editing.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

I discovered for the first time people of my own age firmly aligned with the liberation struggle, who were prepared, despite their relative privilege, to sacrifice themselves for the cause of the oppressed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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