Can you identify Fred as the perpetrator?
•Fred was identified as the thief.
2. to reveal one's identity or name. •Will you identify the man as Tom?
•The stranger identified himself as a meter reader from the gas company.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
identify someone/thing with — associate someone or something closely with. → identify … English new terms dictionary
identify — i|den|ti|fy [ aı dentı,faı ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to recognize someone and be able to say who they are: Two of the suspects have been identified by witnesses. identify someone as something: He identified the dead woman as his wife. a ) to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
identify — [[t]aɪde̱ntɪfaɪ[/t]] ♦♦ identifies, identifying, identified 1) VERB If you can identify someone or something, you are able to recognize them or distinguish them from others. [V n] There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you… … English dictionary
identify */*/*/ — UK [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ] / US [aɪˈdentɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms identify : present tense I/you/we/they identify he/she/it identifies present participle identifying past tense identified past participle identified 1) a) to recognize someone and… … English dictionary
identify — verb (identifies, identifying, identified) 1》 establish the identity of. 2》 recognize or select by analysis. 3》 (identify someone/thing with) associate someone or something closely with. ↘(identify with) regard oneself as sharing the same… … English new terms dictionary
identify — UK US /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/ verb [T] ► to find and be able to describe someone or something: identify what/which/who »To create an effective advertising campaign you must first identify who your target market is. »A good business recovery service should… … Financial and business terms
identify with someone — identify with (someone) to understand and feel sympathy for someone. Ordinary people can identify with him in many ways, mainly because he talks to voters like an ordinary person … New idioms dictionary
identify — ► VERB (identifies, identified) 1) establish the identity of. 2) recognize or select by analysis. 3) (identify with) regard oneself as sharing the same characteristics or thinking as (someone else). 4) (identify with) associate (someone or… … English terms dictionary
identify with — (someone) to understand and feel sympathy for someone. Ordinary people can identify with him in many ways, mainly because he talks to voters like an ordinary person … New idioms dictionary
identify — [ī den′tə fī΄] vt. identified, identifying [LL identificare: see IDENTITY & FY] 1. to make identical; consider or treat as the same [to identify one s interests with another s] 2. to recognize as being or show to be the very person or thing known … English World dictionary
identify with — [v] put oneself in the place of another ally, associate, empathize, feel for*, put in same category*, put oneself in another’s shoes*, relate to, respond to, see through someone’s eyes*, sympathize, think of in connection*, understand; concepts… … New thesaurus
