Can you identify your baggage by any special marks?
•You can identify me by the red carnation in my lapel.
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 — 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 — ► 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 — i|den|ti|fy W1 [aıˈdentıfaı] v past tense and past participle identified present participle identifying third person singular identifies [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: identificare, from Latin idem; IDENTITY] 1.) to recognize and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
identify with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms identify with : present tense I/you/we/they identify with he/she/it identifies with present participle identifying with past tense identified with past participle identified with 1) identify with someone to… … 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 — verb /aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/ a) To establish the identity of someone or something. b) To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism. Syn: ID See Also: identic … Wiktionary
mistake someone/thing for — wrongly identify someone or something as. → mistake … English new terms dictionary
