Identify definition: to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of.. See examples of IDENTIFY used in a sentence.
To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing: Can you identify what kind of plane that is? I identified the man at the next table as a famous actor.
Definition of identify verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you can identify someone or something, you are able to recognize them or distinguish them from others. There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic.
to associate in name, feeling, interest, action, etc. (usually fol. by with): He preferred not to identify himself with that group. Biology to determine to what group (a given specimen) belongs.
identify (third-person singular simple present identifies, present participle identifying, simple past and past participle identified) (transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something. quotations It was hard to identify the shoplifter because the CCTV records didn't have a clear image.
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