identify with

phrasal verb

identified with; identifying with; identifies with

1

: to think of (something) as being the same as (something else)

It is a mistake to identify being healthy with being thin.

2

: to think of (someone) as being very closely associated with (something)

She has always been identified with the civil rights movement.

These groups are identified with conservation.

3

: to think of oneself as having the same problems and feelings as someone

Many readers identify with the characters in her novels.

Examples of identify with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Humans identify with other humans, and with the human experience. —Allbusiness, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

To date, 64 human cases have been identified with the virus, and there is no known person-to-person spread. —Tim Carman The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025

And 7% of U.S. adults identify with other religions, up from 5% in 2007. —Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025

What To Know The Gallup survey has tracked LGBTQ+ identification for 12 years, and the rates of adults identifying with the community has nearly tripled in that time. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025