alinear

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ linear, from Latin līnea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.li.neˈa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.li.neˈaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

alinear (first-person singular present alineo, first-person singular preterite alineí, past participle alineat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (transitive) to line up, to align
2. (pronominal, figurative) to align (to support or ally with someone)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alinear (first conjugation)

infinitive			alinear
gerund			alineant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		alineat		alineada
		plural		alineats		alineades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	alineo	alinees	alinea	alineem	alineeu	alineen
	imperfect	alineava	alineaves	alineava	alineàvem	alineàveu	alineaven
	future	alinearé	alinearàs	alinearà	alinearem	alineareu	alinearan
	preterite	alineí	alineares	alineà	alineàrem	alineàreu	alinearen
	conditional	alinearia	alinearies	alinearia	alinearíem	alinearíeu	alinearien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	alineï	alineïs	alineï	alineem	alineeu	alineïn
	imperfect	alineés	alineessis	alineés	alineéssim	alineéssiu	alineessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	alinea	alineï	alineem	alineeu	alineïn
	negative (no)	—	no alineïs	no alineï	no alineem	no alineeu	no alineïn

Derived terms

• alineació
• alineament
• alineat
• desalinear

Related terms

• delinear

Further reading

• “alinear”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “alinear”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “alinear” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “alinear” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ línea (“line”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alineˈaɾ/ [a.li.neˈaɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧li‧ne‧ar

Verb

alinear (first-person singular present alineo, first-person singular preterite alineé, past participle alineado)

1. (transitive) to line up, align

   Synonym: enfilar

   Antonym: desalinear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alinear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			alinear
gerund			alineando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		alineado		alineada
		plural		alineados		alineadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	alineo	alineastú alineásvos	alinea	alineamos	alineáis	alinean
	imperfect	alineaba	alineabas	alineaba	alineábamos	alineabais	alineaban
	preterite	alineé	alineaste	alineó	alineamos	alineasteis	alinearon
	future	alinearé	alinearás	alineará	alinearemos	alinearéis	alinearán
	conditional	alinearía	alinearías	alinearía	alinearíamos	alinearíais	alinearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	alinee	alineestú alineésvos2	alinee	alineemos	alineéis	alineen
	imperfect (ra)	alineara	alinearas	alineara	alineáramos	alinearais	alinearan
	imperfect (se)	alinease	alineases	alinease	alineásemos	alineaseis	alineasen
	future1	alineare	alineares	alineare	alineáremos	alineareis	alinearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		alineatú alineávos	alinee	alineemos	alinead	alineen
	negative		no alinees	no alinee	no alineemos	no alineéis	no alineen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of alinear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive alinear	dative	alinearme	alinearte	alinearle, alinearse	alinearnos	alinearos	alinearles, alinearse
	accusative	alinearme	alinearte	alinearlo, alinearla, alinearse	alinearnos	alinearos	alinearlos, alinearlas, alinearse
with gerund alineando	dative	alineándome	alineándote	alineándole, alineándose	alineándonos	alineándoos	alineándoles, alineándose
	accusative	alineándome	alineándote	alineándolo, alineándola, alineándose	alineándonos	alineándoos	alineándolos, alineándolas, alineándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative alinea	dative	alinéame	alinéate	alinéale	alinéanos	not used	alinéales
	accusative	alinéame	alinéate	alinéalo, alinéala	alinéanos	not used	alinéalos, alinéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative alineá	dative	alineame	alineate	alineale	alineanos	not used	alineales
	accusative	alineame	alineate	alinealo, alineala	alineanos	not used	alinealos, alinealas
with formal second-person singular imperative alinee	dative	alinéeme	not used	alinéele, alinéese	alinéenos	not used	alinéeles
	accusative	alinéeme	not used	alinéelo, alinéela, alinéese	alinéenos	not used	alinéelos, alinéelas
with first-person plural imperative alineemos	dative	not used	alineémoste	alineémosle	alineémonos	alineémoos	alineémosles
	accusative	not used	alineémoste	alineémoslo, alineémosla	alineémonos	alineémoos	alineémoslos, alineémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative alinead	dative	alineadme	not used	alineadle	alineadnos	alineaos	alineadles
	accusative	alineadme	not used	alineadlo, alineadla	alineadnos	alineaos	alineadlos, alineadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative alineen	dative	alinéenme	not used	alinéenle	alinéennos	not used	alinéenles, alinéense
	accusative	alinéenme	not used	alinéenlo, alinéenla	alinéennos	not used	alinéenlos, alinéenlas, alinéense

Derived terms

• alineación
• alineador
• alineamiento
• desalinear

Further reading

• “alinear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025