how to pronounce align

/əˈlaɪn/

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align is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of align in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… to align byline approval by delegates …”

meanings of align

verb:

To form a line; to fall into line.
To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
To identify with or match the behaviour, thoughts, etc of another person.
To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.

align frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word align occurs in english on average 3.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics align can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that align can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;