英语词汇“identify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

identifyidentify /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb (identifies, identified, identifying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYidentify

Origin: 1600-1700 Late Latin identificare, from Latin idem; ➔ IDENTITY

VERB TABLE

identify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	identify
	he, she, it	identifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	identified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have identified
	he, she, it	has identified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had identified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will identify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have identified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am identifying
	he, she, it	is identifying
	you, we, they	are identifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was identifying
	you, we, they	were identifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been identifying
	he, she, it	has been identifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been identifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be identifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been identifying

1to recognize and correctly name someone or something: Can you identify the man who robbed you?identify somebody/something as somebody/something The suspect was identified as Daniel Hargraves.2to recognize something or discover exactly what it is, what its nature or origin is, etc.: We have identified a number of problems that need to be addressed.3if a particular thing identifies someone, it makes it clear to other people who that person is: identify somebody as somebody Workers wear badges to identify them as park employees.identify with somebody/something phrasal verb1identify with somebody to be able to share or understand the feelings of someone else: Young boys, especially, identify with the movie’s hero.2identify something with somebody/something to think or show that something has a relationship or connection with someone or something else: Ad agencies glamorize drinking and identify it with social status.