aligner

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English

Etymology

From align +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

aligner (plural aligners)

  1. One who, or that which, aligns.
  2. (electronics) A system that produces integrated circuits by precision photolithography.
  3. A thin flexible orthodontic tool that is fitted over the teeth to move them gradually.

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from a- + lignier, from Latin lineāre (from linea (“line”)). Equivalent to a- +‎ ligne +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Verb

aligner

  1. to align

Conjugation

Conjugation of aligner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple aligner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple alignant
/a.li.ɲɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle aligné
/a.li.ɲe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present aligne
/a.liɲ/ 		alignes
/a.liɲ/ 		aligne
/a.liɲ/ 		alignons
/a.li.ɲɔ̃/ 		alignez
/a.li.ɲe/ 		alignent
/a.liɲ/
imperfect alignais
/a.li.ɲɛ/ 		alignais
/a.li.ɲɛ/ 		alignait
/a.li.ɲɛ/ 		alignions
/a.li.ɲjɔ̃/ 		aligniez
/a.li.ɲje/ 		alignaient
/a.li.ɲɛ/
past historic2 alignai
/a.li.ɲe/ 		alignas
/a.li.ɲa/ 		aligna
/a.li.ɲa/ 		alignâmes
/a.li.ɲam/ 		alignâtes
/a.li.ɲat/ 		alignèrent
/a.li.ɲɛʁ/
future alignerai
/a.li.ɲə.ʁe/ 		aligneras
/a.li.ɲə.ʁa/ 		alignera
/a.li.ɲə.ʁa/ 		alignerons
/a.li.ɲə.ʁɔ̃/ 		alignerez
/a.li.ɲə.ʁe/ 		aligneront
/a.li.ɲə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional alignerais
/a.li.ɲə.ʁɛ/ 		alignerais
/a.li.ɲə.ʁɛ/ 		alignerait
/a.li.ɲə.ʁɛ/ 		alignerions
/a.li.ɲə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		aligneriez
/a.li.ɲə.ʁje/ 		aligneraient
/a.li.ɲə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present aligne
/a.liɲ/ 		alignes
/a.liɲ/ 		aligne
/a.liɲ/ 		alignions
/a.li.ɲjɔ̃/ 		aligniez
/a.li.ɲje/ 		alignent
/a.liɲ/
imperfect2 alignasse
/a.li.ɲas/ 		alignasses
/a.li.ɲas/ 		alignât
/a.li.ɲa/ 		alignassions
/a.li.ɲa.sjɔ̃/ 		alignassiez
/a.li.ɲa.sje/ 		alignassent
/a.li.ɲas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — aligne
/a.liɲ/ 		— alignons
/a.li.ɲɔ̃/ 		alignez
/a.li.ɲe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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