identify
verb (used with object)
to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of.
have identified
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present perfectof identify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Now, researchers have identified an additional mechanism that had largely escaped attention: the electrical charge carried by water droplets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Police did not say whether they have identified the body, nor have officials disclosed a cause of death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Archaeological investigations have identified surviving traces of the former camp complex, but Austria's Federal Monuments Office concluded that the remains were "not sufficient" for monument protection.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Close to 500 people have become ill with salmonella linked to imported eggs, say UK authorities, who say they have identified two new clusters of the infection.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Zoologists have identified one call that means, ‘Careful! An eagle!’
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
