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title: align — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «align» in the school dictionary: To put things in a straight line or in the right position next to each other. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# align

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**Who acts:** you, She, planets, two countries · **What happens:** put, agree, support, add, align, click · **To what, where:** things, straight line, person, columns, books, shelf

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«align» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [align in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/align.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put things in a straight line or in the right position next to each other.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:align:m1:1
# text = To put things in a straight line or in the right position next to each other.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
13	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	2	obl	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | things |  | a straight line or the right position |  | to each; next *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme in line=Destination |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To agree with or support a person, group or idea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:align:m2:1
# text = To agree with or support a person, group or idea.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	agree	agree	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	support	support	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **support** | infinitive |  | a person and group or idea |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer person=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Align the digits in columns before you add.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:align:x1:1
# text = Align the digits in columns before you add.
1	Align	Align	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	digits	digit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	columns	column	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | you | columns *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent column=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She aligned the books neatly on the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:align:x2:1
# text = She aligned the books neatly on the shelf.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	aligned	align	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	neatly	neatly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **align** | past | She | the books |  | the shelf |  | neatly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Click here to align the text to the centre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:align:x3:1
# text = Click here to align the text to the centre.
1	Click	click	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	align	align	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **click** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | here |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **align** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the text |  |  |  | to the centre | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The planets appeared to align in the night sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:align:x4:1
# text = The planets appeared to align in the night sky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	planets	planet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	align	align	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | the planets |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **align** | to-infinitive | the planets *not said here* |  |  | the night sky |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The two countries aligned themselves with each other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:align:x5:1
# text = The two countries aligned themselves with each other.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	aligned	align	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	4	obl	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **align** | past | the two countries | countries *= country* |  |  |  | with each | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Align the edge of the ruler with the line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:align:x6:1
# text = Align the edge of the ruler with the line.
1	Align	Align	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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