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to identify

to identify

81 2.8
Think of one thing as connected to another
  • verb
  • /aɪˈdɛntɪfaɪ/
translation icon : identificar como
  • The European Union identifies biogenic reefs as a habitat for protection under Natura 2000.

It kind of it kind of identifies or marks American tech.

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Examples

  • And we're trying to identify now those two terms.

  • Remember, if it's if you can identify it, you can prevent it.

  • Big leaders have to identify the big ideas.

  • It's because it helps us identify people or maybe feel safer.

  • What's the best way to identify and understand my values?

  • And we are working hard to help students identify paths to public service careers.

  • And that's why we need to identify this problem.

  • I identified misleading profile photos as the top complaint across all dating apps.

    The Accountant² (2025)

  • Researchers use mental maps to identify significant locations and place perceptions within a person's activity space.

    Academic text (2011)

  • To develop a strong marketing strategy, businesses must identify their target audience and understand their needs.

Synonyms

to link
vsto identify
376 3.0

To show a connection between ideas or events

frames such a connection as a close association or identification
to connect
vsto identify
354 2.3

Show how two ideas or events are related

portrays that relationship as a close association rather than an act of linking
to relate
vsto identify
317 2.2

To be connected or important to something

focuses on describing or treating that connection as a close association
to correlate
vsto identify
73 5.8

To show that two things change together

describes association without requiring mutual or reciprocal connection
to tie in
vsto identify
16 4.1

To connect to another idea or fact in a clear way

describes that relevance as a close association rather than mere connection
to interlink
vsto identify
4 4.5

Connect things so they depend on each other

treats the result as a close association rather than physical joining

Phrasal Verbs

to identify as
95 4.1

To say you belong to a group or have a certain identity

to proudly identify as
1 4.9

Openly and confidently say you belong to a group

to identify as bi
7.5

To say you like both men and women

How Connected

to identify
81 2.8
to equate
95 4.4
to associate
364 3.4
to link
376 3.0

Surface Forms

identify infinitive
identified past
identified past participle
identifying present participle
identifies third person singular

Morphology

identify = identity (transparent) = ident + ify

The sense 'consider or describe as connected' is a straightforward extension of establishing identity or association and is predictable from the base plus '-ify'.

Etymology

The word identify comes from Latin idem 'same' and originally meant to 'make the same' or link things together. That's why to identify one thing with another is to say they are closely connected or to describe them as the same.