āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to line up
[phrase form: line]
01
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻž, āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to stand in a line or row extending in a single direction
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fans lined up for hours to get into the concert.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
to place individuals or objects in a line or row
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The store manager is lining up the products on the shelves to create a more appealing display.
āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĢā§ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to align or position something precisely in relation to another thing
Transitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
To capture a clear image, we must make sure to line the camera lens up with the subject.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to schedule or organize an event, activity, or person to make sure they are present or available
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company has lined several potential investors up for the new project.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻž, āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(in football) to assume one's designated position on the field or pitch before the start of the game
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The coach instructed his players to line up carefully, emphasizing the importance of strategic positioning.
āĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛āĻāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
06
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ§āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to stand together in support of a group or cause
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It was heartening to see individuals line up and advocate for policies addressing climate change.
āĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšā§āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be in agreement with something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The facts presented in the report line up with our own observations.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
