The meaning of IDENTIFY is to perceive or state the identity of (someone or something). How to use identify in a sentence.
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.
Can you wait until the microphone gets to you and then identify yourself and the name of your company? I spoke to one young activist who identified herself only as Nora.
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.
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.
Verb 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. It was hard to identify the shoplifter because the CCTV records didn't have a clear image.
Definition of identify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you identify someone or something, you name them or say who or what they are. Police have already identified 10 murder suspects.