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

Black students, students with disabilities, male students and students identifying with two or more races had the highest rates of in-school suspensions per 1,000 students among the various student subgroups during the 2023-24 school year. —Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025

Not a new trend Far-right extremists may physically carry out an attack alone or as part of a small group of people, but they are almost always networked and identify with larger groups and causes. —Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 17 June 2025

Meanwhile, the swimming pool is quintessentially identified with Los Angeles. —Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025

His pride in his craft was not simply a working-class man identifying with his trade; it was rooted in the shrewdness of his own youthful decision-making. —Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 14 June 2025