identified

Everyday

1. (past of «identify») Recognised or found out who or what someone or something is: «We identified the bird from its song». tree →
2. Showed or named what something is: «She identified the problem». tree →
3. (identified with) Felt that you understand and share someone's feelings. tree →
4. When one thing is identified with another, people say they are the same, or treat them as the same. tree →

In the lessons

In science: we identified the leaves with a key; we identified the variables in an experiment. In maths: «identified the pattern» or «identified the shape». In safety: the police identified the thief from the camera. In reading: «I identified with the main character». Phrases: «identified as», «identified by», «identified with».

Examples

• We identified the bird as a robin. tree →
• The scientists identified a new type of frog. tree →
• She quickly identified the mistake in her sum. tree →
• The police identified the car from its number plate. tree →
• I identified with the shy boy in the story. tree →
• We identified all the right angles in the shape. tree →
• The fossil was identified as a dinosaur tooth. tree →
• This divinity is sometimes identified with Tyche, sometimes with Ananke. tree →

Note

identify → identified: y → i + ed. Present: identifies. Noun: identification (ID), identity. «Identified» is both past simple and past participle.

In Jewish tradition

In science: we identified the leaves with a key; we identified the variables in an experiment. In maths: «identified the pattern» or «identified the shape». In safety: the police identified the thief from the camera. In reading: «I identified with the main character». Phrases: «identified as», «identified by», «identified with».

Examples

• If Pythagoras was a Hebrew he should rather be identified with the high-priest Joshua son of Jehozadak. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

identify → identified: y → i + ed. Present: identifies. Noun: identification (ID), identity. «Identified» is both past simple and past participle.