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
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And Swift, ever-alert to the opprobrium of the herd, cannot help identifying with her.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2024
Related Stories In probably the most rah-rah American movie of recent years, 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, the foreign enemy with a uranium enrichment plant that needs bombing was identified with vague allusions at best, just as the enemy was in the sequel’s progenitor, 36 years earlier.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
According to a 2020 survey, fewer than 1 percent of West Virginians identify with a non-Christian religion such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism.
—Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
In light of Monday’s rulings, Democrats see an opportunity to mobilize both those who identify with the party and the 3.5 million voters potentially stuck somewhere in between.
—Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Biopics like Eminem’s 8 Mile and 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin‘ fascinated the Colombian teen, who could identify with the rappers’ journey to lift themselves out of poverty through music.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
At least 7 precious and base metal rich quartz-sulphide veins were identified with orientations orthogonal to the Baker A- and B-Veins, suggesting the mineralization may be related, but not directly to the historical Baker Mine.
—Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The same polling found those in this group identifying with the GOP or leaning that way fell from 50% to 37%.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
By contrast, only about 2 in 3 Rubio-Clinton voters and 2 in 5 Kasich-Clinton voters identified with or leaned toward the GOP.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
James Parker, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2024
Related Stories In probably the most rah-rah American movie of recent years, 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, the foreign enemy with a uranium enrichment plant that needs bombing was identified with vague allusions at best, just as the enemy was in the sequel’s progenitor, 36 years earlier.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
According to a 2020 survey, fewer than 1 percent of West Virginians identify with a non-Christian religion such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism.
—Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
In light of Monday’s rulings, Democrats see an opportunity to mobilize both those who identify with the party and the 3.5 million voters potentially stuck somewhere in between.
—Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Biopics like Eminem’s 8 Mile and 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin‘ fascinated the Colombian teen, who could identify with the rappers’ journey to lift themselves out of poverty through music.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
At least 7 precious and base metal rich quartz-sulphide veins were identified with orientations orthogonal to the Baker A- and B-Veins, suggesting the mineralization may be related, but not directly to the historical Baker Mine.
—Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The same polling found those in this group identifying with the GOP or leaning that way fell from 50% to 37%.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
By contrast, only about 2 in 3 Rubio-Clinton voters and 2 in 5 Kasich-Clinton voters identified with or leaned toward the GOP.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
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