identify with

phrasal 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

For every four evangelical Protestants who own handguns, three people who don’t identify with any religion own them too. —David Yamane, The Conversation, 1 May 2025

Across both issues, support is now confined mainly to Republicans who identify with the MAGA movement. —Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

Favorable opinions outweighed the unfavorable for each when narrowed only to respondents who identify with their parties, the poll found. —Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 29 Apr. 2025

The viral reaction to Karpathy’s concept of vibe coding, with close to 4 million instant views and countless developers identifying with the practice, underscores a broader shift in the software development paradigm. —Forrester, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025