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# realign

verb (realign, realigns, realigned, realigning)

«realign» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To put things back into a straight line or the correct position: «realign the wheels of a car». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realign/#m1)
2. To change your plans, ideas or friendships to fit a new situation: «The country realigned itself with its neighbours.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realign/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realign/#x1)
- Braces slowly realign your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realign/#x2)
- We realigned the chairs into neat rows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realign/#x3)
- After the election some parties realigned with each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realign/#x4)
- The team realigned its goals after losing the first game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realign/#x5)
- Realign the ruler with the edge of the paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realign/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «realign» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/realign/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«realign» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/realign.html) on Mova free.