aline

¹ American  

[uh-lahyn] / əˈlaɪn /

verb (used with or without object)

alined, alining

1. align.

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Aline ² American  

[uh-leen, al-een] / əˈlin, ˈæl in /

noun

1. a first name, form of Adeline.

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aline British  

/ əˈlaɪn /

verb

1. a rare spelling of align

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Other Word Forms

• alinement noun
• aliner noun
• nonalined adjective
• self-alining adjective

Example Sentences

McLaurin’s 39-yard catch, for instance, came on third and 9 and kept Washington’s first scoring drive aline.

From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2021

Tumbleweeds should roll by in the foreground every time Rust utters aline like that.

From Time • Mar. 3, 2014

The author of this book used the spellings "aline," "gage," and "hight" for the conventional spellings "align," "gauge," and "height."

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)

To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The Master said, Guide the people by law, aline them by punishment; they may shun crime, but they will want shame.

From The Sayings Of Confucius by Lyall, Leonard Arthur