bring into line in English

Forms: brings into line [present, singular, third-person], bringing into line [participle, present], brought into line [participle, past], brought into line [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> into line}} bring into line (third-person singular simple present brings into line, present participle bringing into line, simple past and past participle brought into line)

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    {
      "form": "brings into line",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "brought into line",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "These changes will bring the country's anti-piracy laws into line with the rest of the European Union."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Edward Friedman, China's Rise, Taiwan's Dilemma's and International Peace, page xvii",
          "text": "[…] many are persuaded that China's soft, conciliatory and generous approaches have failed and that therefore Taiwan may have to be brought into line by other means.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bring into a state of conformity; to make consistent with others."
      ],
      "id": "en-bring_into_line-en-verb-lktakZc5",
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        "(transitive) To bring into a state of conformity; to make consistent with others."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bring into line"
}

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    {
      "form": "brings into line",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bringing into line",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brought into line",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brought into line",
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          "text": "These changes will bring the country's anti-piracy laws into line with the rest of the European Union."
        },
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          "ref": "2006, Edward Friedman, China's Rise, Taiwan's Dilemma's and International Peace, page xvii",
          "text": "[…] many are persuaded that China's soft, conciliatory and generous approaches have failed and that therefore Taiwan may have to be brought into line by other means.",
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      ],
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        "To bring into a state of conformity; to make consistent with others."
      ],
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          "conformity"
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          "consistent",
          "consistent"
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        "(transitive) To bring into a state of conformity; to make consistent with others."
      ],
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"bring into line" meaning in English

Verb