identify
verb (used with object)
to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of.
identified
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past participleof identify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof identify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
identifyverb (used with object)to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of.
Example Sentences
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The judge ruled last week that the three Mexican defendants, identified only by their first names -- Jesus Gerardo, Irineo Francisco and Angel Jesus -- acted with premeditation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Police identified the 5-year-old victim as Rhoam Summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
On Thursday, Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse identified the remains as Edward Lelburian “Buddy” Jackson, a man in his mid- to late 50s at the time of his death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, questions about her credentials took center stage, as she identified herself as a lawyer but in fact had never passed the bar exam.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Zoologists have identified one call that means, ‘Careful! An eagle!’
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
