- identify with something
- identify with (something)
to feel that you understand a situation.
So, they've run out of money? I can identify with that!
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identify with something
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identify with — (something) to feel that you understand a situation. So, they ve run out of money? I can identify with that! … New idioms dictionary
identify with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms identify with : present tense I/you/we/they identify with he/she/it identifies with present participle identifying with past tense identified with past participle identified with 1) identify with someone to… … English dictionary
identify with sth — UK US identify with sth Phrasal Verb with identify({{}}/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/ verb [T] ► to feel that you can support something: »One reason why so many senior managers left was that they no longer identified with the company s stated mission … Financial and business terms
identify something with something — iˈdentify sth with sth derived to consider sth to be the same as sth else Syn: ↑equate • You should not identify wealth with happiness. Main entry: ↑identifyderived … Useful english dictionary
identify yourself with something — be iˈdentified with sb/sth | iˈdentify yourself with sb/sth derived to support sb/sth; to be closely connected with sb/sth • The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime. Main entry: ↑identifyderived … Useful english dictionary
identify somebody with something — iˈdentify sb with sth derived to consider sb to be sth • He was not the ‘tough guy’ the public identified him with. Main entry: ↑identifyderived … Useful english dictionary
Identify — I*den ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Identified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Identifying}.] [Cf. F. identifier. See {Identity}, and { fy}.] 1. To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as to make one; to treat as being one or having the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
identify — ► VERB (identifies, identified) 1) establish the identity of. 2) recognize or select by analysis. 3) (identify with) regard oneself as sharing the same characteristics or thinking as (someone else). 4) (identify with) associate (someone or… … English terms dictionary
identify — i|den|ti|fy [ aı dentı,faı ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to recognize someone and be able to say who they are: Two of the suspects have been identified by witnesses. identify someone as something: He identified the dead woman as his wife. a ) to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
identify — i|den|ti|fy W1 [aıˈdentıfaı] v past tense and past participle identified present participle identifying third person singular identifies [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: identificare, from Latin idem; IDENTITY] 1.) to recognize and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
