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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Using Danish national registers, researchers identified 132,585 people who had not previously taken statins and who developed type 2 diabetes between 2006 and 2019.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
In a test on Hacker News users, the AI correctly identified the account owners 90% of the time when it made a guess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Through strategic planning, intelligence gathering and drone technology, officers identified four planned takeover locations, culminating at Figueroa Street and Alondra Boulevard,” authorities stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Two data analytics services, Apptimize and Localytics, were identified as third parties with access to the sensitive data.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The bell rang and the teacher began to talk, and Hazel’s brain identified her voice as background noise and moved it to the rear of her consciousness.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
