identify with

verb

identified with; identifying with; identifies with

1

: to think of (something) as being the same as (something else)

It is a mistake to identify being healthy with being thin.

2

: to think of (someone) as being very closely associated with (something)

She has always been identified with the civil rights movement.

These groups are identified with conservation.

3

: to think of oneself as having the same problems and feelings as someone

Many readers identify with the characters in her novels.

Examples of identify with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hockney ultimately headed to Los Angeles, the city that is most identified with his work and where he was wowed by the sun and the suntans, the swimming pools and the swimmers. —Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026

These changes really resonate with children who can identify with characters who look like them and whose family life reflects their own. —Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 June 2026

This result prompted the lab to run a confirmation test, which determined that Alexa (who asked to be identified with a pseudonym) did not have the virus. —Lauren Schneider, Scientific American, 9 June 2026

The mostly white jurors, many of whom had been victims of crimes themselves, evidently identified with Goetz; when the trial ended, some even asked to have Goetz sign their jury cards. —Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026