If you have ID or an ID, you are carrying a document such as an identity card or driving licence which proves that you are a particular person.
I had no ID on me so I couldn't prove I was the owner of the car.
Peter took out his wallet and showed his ID to the man.
Registrars checked the ID cards of prospective voters.
Synonyms: identification, papers, credentials, licence More Synonyms of id
I'd
(aɪd)
1.
I'd is the usual spoken form of 'I had', especially when 'had' is an auxiliary verb.
I felt absolutely certain that I'd seen her before.
2.
I'd is the usual spoken form of 'I would'.
There are some questions I'd like to ask.
He knows I'd love him whatever he did.
id in British English1
(ɪd)
noun
psychoanalysis
the mass of primitive instincts and energies in the unconscious mind that, modified by the ego and the superego, underlies all psychic activity
Word origin
C20: New Latin, from Latin: it; used to render German Es
id in British English2
the internet domain name for
Indonesia
ID in British English
abbreviation for
1.
Idaho
2.
identification (document)
3. Also: i.d
inside diameter
4.
Intelligence Department
5. Also: i.d
intradermal
id. in British English
abbreviation for
idem
idem in British English
Latin (ˈaɪdɛm, ˈɪdɛm)
the same: used to refer to an article, chapter, etc, previously cited
Id. in British English
abbreviation for
Idaho
Idaho in British English
(ˈaɪdəˌhəʊ)
noun
a state of the northwestern US: consists chiefly of ranges of the Rocky Mountains, with the Snake River basin in the south; important for agriculture (Idaho potatoes), livestock, and silver-mining. Capital: Boise. Pop: 1 366 332 (2003 est). Area: 216 413 sq km (83 557 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Id., Ida. or (with zip code) ID
I'd in British English
(aɪd)
contraction of
I had or I would
-id in British English1
suffix forming nouns
1.
indicating the names of meteor showers that appear to radiate from a specified constellation
Orionids (from Orion)
2.
indicating a particle, body, or structure of a specified kind
energid
Word origin
from Latin -id-, -is, from Greek, feminine suffix of origin
-id in British English2
suffix forming adjectives, suffix forming nouns
1.
indicating members of a zoological family
cyprinid
2.
indicating members of a dynasty
Seleucid
Fatimid
Word origin
from New Latin -idae or -ida, from Greek -idēs suffix indicating offspring
-id in British English3
suffix forming nouns
a variant of -ide
I'd in American English
(aɪd)
1.
I had
2.
I would
3.
I should
ID in American English1
(ˈaɪˈdi)
Informal
nounWord forms: pluralID's or IDs
1.
identification
2. US
a card (ID card) or document, as a birth certificate, that serves to identify a person, prove one's age, etc.
adjective
3.
of or for identification
an ID card
verb transitiveWord forms: ID'd or IDed, ID'ing or IDing
4.
to identify
Also I.D.
ID in American English2
1.
Idaho
2.
identification
3.
Intelligence Department
Id in American English
or Ida
Idaho
id in American English
(ɪd)
noun
Psychoanalysis
that part of the psyche which is regarded as the reservoir of the instinctual drives and the source of psychic energy: it is dominated by the pleasure principle and irrational wishing, and its impulses are controlled through the development of the ego and superego
Word origin
ModL < L, it, neut. sing. of is, he: used as transl. of Ger es, it
id. in American English
the same
Word origin
L idem
-id in American English
(ɪd; əd)
1.
a thing belonging to or connected with
; specif.,
a. Astronomy
a meteor that seems to radiate from a (specified) constellation
Leonid
b. Biology
a particle or body
energid
c. Medicine
an allergic reaction of the skin to (specified) bacteria, fungi, etc. in the body
2.
an animal or plant belonging to a (specified) group
ephemerid
3. Chemistry
-ide
Word origin
(sense 1) < L -is, pl. -ides < Gr -is, pl. -idēs, patronymic suffix; (sense 2) < ModL -idae: see -idae
Examples of 'id' in a sentence
id
A chorus of panicked disapproval shouted id way up the stairs.
Shell, Ray ICED
Word lists with
id
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In other languages
ID
British English: ID NOUN
If you have ID or an ID, you are carrying a document such as an identity card or driving licence which tells who you are.
I had no ID on me so I couldn't prove I was the owner of the car.
American English: ID
Brazilian Portuguese: documento de identificação
Chinese: 身份证件
European Spanish: identificación
French: pièce d'identité
German: Ausweis
Italian: documento di identità
Japanese: 身分証明書
Korean: 신분증
European Portuguese: documento de identificação
Latin American Spanish: identificación
Definition of 'ID'
Chinese translation of 'ID'
ID
n abbr
(= identification) 身份证(證)明 (shēnfèn zhèngmíng)
do you have any ID?你有证(證)件吗(嗎)？ (nǐ yǒu zhèngjiàn ma ?)