identify
/aɪˈdɛn.(t)ə.faɪ/verb4 syllables
Identify means: identify as in botany or biology, for example.
Synonyms for identify14
verb, as in identify as in botany or biology, for example
verb, as in recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
verb, as in give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
What does identify mean?6
verb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something“She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property“Many senators were named in connection with the scandal”
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else“He identified with the refugees”
conceive of as united or associated“Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus”
consider to be equal or the same“He identified his brother as one of the fugitives”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Identify in a sentence
- Oftentimes, third culture kids struggle with identifying, culturally, where their home is.DJ_Saidez
- Some people identify success with having much money.Dejo
- I don't want to identify myself with that group.Dejo
- A spectrometer uses light to identify the chemical composition of matter.Hybrid
- What is significant in this argument is that his theory can identify those phenomena.unknown
- You can identify children's voices without any problem.mervert1
- Can you identify the man in this picture?Eldad
- How many of these languages can you identify?CM
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Forms of identify
as a verb
- past tense
- identified
- present participle
- identifying
- third-person singular
- identifies
- past participle
- identified