identify
verb (used with object)
to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of.
identified
-
past participleof identify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In a statement on Sunday night, police said they had identified a 40-year-old man involved in the incident.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Anna Ho, an assistant professor of astronomy at Cornell University and a coauthor with Perley on the paper, identified the remarkable event soon after its light arrived at Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
South Korea is also investing in American shipbuilding, which the White House has identified as an area in which the U.S. has been lagging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The 27-page suit names the UC regents as defendants, along with physicians, nurses, clinical care partners and other officials who are identified as “Does 1-100.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The butchers identified with one another as a brotherhood.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
