be or come into adjustment with
"The team managed to align their schedules so they could meet at noon."
bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
"align the wheels of my car"
"ordinate similar parts"
To form a line; to fall into line.
"The three satellites aligned in perfect formation as they crossed the moon's shadow."
In plain English: To align means to move things so they are straight and pointing in the same direction.
"Please align your chair with the desk before you sit down to work."
The word "align" entered English via Middle French and Old French, where it originally meant to make something straight or perpendicular. Its ultimate root is the Latin noun for flax, which gave rise to both the concept of a line and the fabric known as linen.