Alineo

Alineo is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb alinear, which means to bring into alignment or to place in a straight line. In everyday use it denotes the action of making objects, ideas, or plans conform to a common orientation or standard. The form is also used in compound contexts, such as aligning components in manufacturing, aligning schedules, or aligning goals with a project’s vision.

Conjugation and related forms include lines such as alineas, alinea, alineamos, alineáis, alinean for present tense; alineé, alineaste, alineó for the preterite; alineaba for the imperfect; and alineando for the gerund. The past participle is alineado. Other related nouns and phrases include la alineación (the process or result of alignment) and alinear (the infinitive) or the adjective alineado, describing something that has been aligned.

Etymology traces alinear to the Latin linea, meaning line, and the sense of placing along a line or in a coordinated arrangement. The word has broad usage across technical, industrial, and strategic domains, as well as in everyday language when describing coordination and consistency among elements, plans, or objectives.

See also: alinear, alineación, alineado.