Meaning

7 senses

  1. (transitive)To establish the identity of someone or something.

    It was hard to identify the shoplifter because the CCTV records didn't have a clear image.

    identifizieren

    идентифици́роватьidɛntificírovatʹ, отождествля́тьotoždestvljátʹ, отождестви́тьotoždestvítʹ

    ідентифікуватиidentyfikuvaty, ототожнюватиototožnjuvaty

    recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

  2. (transitive)To disclose the identity of someone.

    The Associated Press will not identify the suspect of the crime because he is a juvenile.

  3. (transitive)To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.

  4. (transitive)To equate or make the same; to unite or combine into one.

    18 February, 1780, Edmund Burke, Speech on Economical Reform Let us identify, let us incorporate ourselves with the people.

    gleichsetzen

  5. (reflexive)To have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to.

    отождествля́тьсяotoždestvljátʹsja, отождестви́тьсяotoždestvítʹsja, идентифици́роватьсяidɛntificírovatʹsja

  6. (intransitive)To associate oneself with some group; to feel, or believe one feels, the same way.

  7. (reflexive)To claim an identity; to describe oneself as a member of a group; to assert the use of a particular term to describe oneself.

Examples

378 sentences

  1. Can you identify the animals in the pictures?

    Можете сказати, що за тварини зображені на малюнках?

    ruВы можете назвать, какие животные изображены на рисунках?

    deKannst du die Tiere auf den Bildern benennen?

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  2. You can easily identify Tom because he is very tall.

    Тома легко впізнати, бо він дуже високий.

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  3. Can you identify this?

    Ти можеш це розпізнати?

    ruТы можешь идентифицировать это?

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  4. Tom couldn't identify what was wrong.

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  5. The victims haven't yet been identified.

    ruЖертвы ещё не опознаны.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to establish the identity of someone or something:
Русский
By meaning 2
to establish the identity of someone or something:
to associate oneself with some group or to have a strong affinity with; to feel oneself to be modelled on or connected to:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to establish the identity of someone or something:
to equate or make the same; to unite or combine into one:

Origin

From French identifier, from Medieval Latin identicus + Latin faciō.

From French identifier, from Medieval Latin identicus + Latin faciō.

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Forms

identifies, identifying, identified, identified
Base formidentify · to identify
3rd person singularidentifies
Present participleidentifying
Past simpleidentified
Past participleidentified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyidentify
he, she, itidentifies

Past simpleLesson

all personsidentified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave identified
he, she, ithas identified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill identify

Synonyms

15 synonyms
IDA2clockA1noticeB1recognizeB1kentwigto make someone
Close in meaning
  • recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something:place
  • identify as in botany or biology, for example:discoverkeykey outdistinguishdescribename
  • give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property:name

Antonyms

1 antonyms
misken

Word family

24 related words
RelatedidenticalB2identificationB2identityB1associateB1identicidentifiable
Deriveddeidentifydisidentifyhyperidentifyidentifiabilityidentifieeidentifieridentifyeemisidentifynonidentifiednonidentifyingoveridentifyphotoidentifypreidentifiedreidentifyself-identifyunderidentifiedunidentifiedunidentifying

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

4 patterns
  • identify the body
  • able to identify
  • to identify the
  • identified himself

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
identicallyidentifiableidentificationB2identifieridentityB1ideologicalideologicallyideologyB2
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