identify
verb (used with object)
to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of.
identifies
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present tense formof identify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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While mothering her two teenagers, one of them newly identifies as nonbinary — “It was Laurel’s job to not make a big deal about this” — she obsesses about her husband’s questionable fidelity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
It also identifies the north-south dipole circulation over East Antarctica as an important link connecting tropical climate conditions with changes in Antarctic ice mass.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
India's Central Water Commission identifies the Kosi, Gandak, Bagmati and Ghaghara as some of the main transboundary rivers.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Mr. Lieberman identifies ultraprocessed foods as the principal drivers of what he calls the “obesity pandemic” and avoiding them should be central to our dietary strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
In a far-sighted section of the book he correctly identifies fossils as the remains of once-living creatures and plants.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
