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

Rago’s bar has mostly been identified with Indiana basketball — such as the night it was left dry after Bob Knight’s Hoosiers won the 1981 NCAA title — but discovered last season how fun things can be with a quality football team playing a few blocks away. —The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

That is something that, unfortunately, a lot of people in the world can identify with. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025

People who had been voting Republican in Presidential elections for a very long time stopped identifying with the Democratic Party, stopped registering as Democrats, in many cases switched their registration to Republican, and voted for Republicans downballot. —Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

What's more, there's a substantial swath of voters—think Joe Rogan listeners and functional medicine enthusiasts—who may not strongly identify with the movement but resonate with at least some of its ideas. —Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025