realign

«realign» in Mova's school dictionary: To put things back into a straight line or the correct… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (realign, realigns, realigned, realigning)

meaning for a pupil

1) To put things back into a straight line or the correct position: «realign the wheels of a car». tree →

2) To change your plans, ideas or friendships to fit a new situation: «The country realigned itself with its neighbours.» tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and technology it is used for car wheels, teeth with braces and pictures on a page; in history and news it describes countries and groups changing sides. Phrases: «realign the wheels», «realign with», «realign priorities».

examples

• The mechanic realigned the car's wheels. tree →
• Braces slowly realign your teeth. tree →
• We realigned the chairs into neat rows. tree →
• After the election some parties realigned with each other. tree →
• The team realigned its goals after losing the first game. tree →
• Realign the ruler with the edge of the paper. tree →

note

Prefix re- means «again». Noun: realignment. Spelling: re-align (the g is silent: ree-uh-LINE).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «realign» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.