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

Tulane University Special Collections When the United States of America celebrated its bicentennial on July 4, 1976, there was perhaps no corporation so closely identified with American know-how than Pan American World Airways. — Michael Fitts, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Paul Sluder, 78, who doesn't identify with a political party, used to work for a credit union. — Noam Levey, NPR, 28 June 2026

But as the face of Nebraska’s option offense, perhaps no player is more strongly identified with 1990s college football. — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Other Latin American artists identified with the Surrealists, including Kati Horna and Leonor Fini, will also appear in the show, which will explore their preoccupation with imagery informed by the movement, such as death, dreaming, masks, and skeletons. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 June 2026