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

The recall is another in a spate of issues identified with hybrid Jeep vehicles. —Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Nov. 2025

Everybody in this country will have the chance to identify with this in some form. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025

And viewers identified with the brand that stood in for sports in America. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025

The church has long been made up of profoundly different groups of believers, all of whom identify with the same banner of the Cross and Flame. —Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025