No. 1,031 in Japanese
並ぶ
"To line up" or "to be arranged."
In a sentence
列に並ぶのが苦手です。
I dislike standing in line.
Here, 「並ぶ」 is used to mean "stand in a line".
本が棚に並んでいる。
Books are lined up on the shelf.
In this case, 「並ぶ」 refers to "being arranged (in a row)".
時計を並べて比較する。
Line up the watches and compare them.
Here, 「並べる」 (causative form of 並ぶ) is used to mean "to arrange in a line".
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