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align vs align with

Both "align" and "align with" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Align" is used when referring to positioning things in a straight line or in agreement with something, while "align with" is used when talking about matching or coordinating with something.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 788 views

align

This is correct when used to refer to positioning things in a straight line or in agreement with something.

You can use "align" when you want to talk about positioning objects or ideas in a straight line or in agreement with each other.

Examples:

Please align the text to the left margin.
The goals of the team need to align for the project to succeed.

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Fully align legislation to the audiovisual acquis.
Further align visa policy with EU legislation and practice.
align with EU tax legislation, especially for VAT
They could align with Botswana, Sierra Leone or even Angola.
In order to better align the text with the current good practice.
To align the procedural/technical deadline to the new date of full market opening.
Provision must be made to align the data protection periods of related authorisations if requested by the applicant.
This technical amendment seeks to align this recital with the model formulas agreed by the three institutions.
This amendment is needed to align the text to the provisions of the new comitology decision.
This amendment is needed to align the text to the provisions of the new comitology decision.
Cases of overbooking shall also be covered to align liability rights of passengers with other modes of transport.
I need another minute to align the diverter.
Three minutes to align the Black Hole Convertors.
It is vital to bring in more transparency and align the interests of issuers and investors in securitisation processes.
However, further steps still have to be taken to align national practice with Community law.
I applaud the efforts made by that country to align itself with European standards.
This is especially important considering the call to align the national budgets with the European Semester.
There are not enough layers to align.
22-27. to align remuneration policies in banks with sound risk management and long-term performance objectives.
The legislator should align the formulations of the two texts in order to prevent implementation problems.

Alternatives:

position
arrange
adjust

align with

This is correct when used to refer to matching or coordinating with something.

You should use "align with" when you want to talk about matching or coordinating with something, such as ideas, goals, or strategies.

Examples:

Our values align with the company's mission.
The new policy needs to align with current regulations.

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The relevance is that Mr. McVeigh has changed his testimony to align with the prosecutor's expert.
This indicates that you planned to align with Khan, the very man we were sent here to destroy.
The following years saw several conflicts with its neighbours, which prompted Bulgaria to align with Germany in both world wars.
Lunar and solar eclipses can occur when the nodes align with the Sun, roughly every 173.3 days.
Thank you, Star's Edge, for sending the incredible team of QMs that has helped us align with so much compassion and love.
We squared off the rounded edges, cleaned away gradients, and flattened the control backgrounds to align with our chrome changes.
Yaw Controller (not shown) - moves the rotor blades to align with direction of wind.
Hand bend from the middle, the edges align with the folds.
It will start to become harder to align with actions or nutrition that does not suit your body, for human sensitivity is rising.
Jumping into the River of Love will move us into the new matrix and help us align with our authentic true, core selves.
To align with other asylum instruments.
To align with proposed Amendment 1 above.
Further align with EU legislation in financial services.
But that doesn't align with the symptoms we're seeing.
They could align with Botswana, Sierra Leone or even Angola.
If we are to align with rome, The purpose must be clear.
Hopefully, they align with yours.
Wrong, our interests align with the disease.
His interests may not align with the court's.

Alternatives:

match with
coordinate with
harmonize with

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