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

Remmick, who is hundreds of years old and has presumably witnessed (and experienced) Irish oppression, identifies with the pain and joy inherent to blues music. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026

In 2024 and again in 2025, Dead & Company did highly successful multi-week residencies at Sphere in Las Vegas, and became at least as identified with the new venue as U2, who did the opening engagement. —Chris Morris, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026

The chronic daydreamer can easily identify with Catherine’s near-delusional longing for something to happen beyond the courtships and evenings around the pianoforte that seem to make up the better part of her future. —Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026

General manager Doug Armstrong has identified with that type of player in the past, and the same can perhaps be said for incoming GM Alexander Steen. —Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026