identify
verb (used with object)
to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of.
will identify
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future tenseof identify.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“We might have different ideologies, but we’re more alike than we are unalike, so maybe somebody who votes blue will identify with someone who votes red and vice versa.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Roman will identify galaxies across a wide range of distances, determine where they are located, and measure their characteristics.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I don’t think a chatbot will identify a particular stock,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The government has unveiled a deer management strategy that will identify priority culling areas and make it easier to carry out licensed night-time and closed-season shooting.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Thus you will identify yourself with the Hudson as you have with New England.
From E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life by Mary A. Roe
