IDENTIFY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of identify – Learner’s Dictionary

identify
verb [ T ]
uk
/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/
us

identify verb [T] (RECOGNIZE)

B2
to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are:
Some of the children in the photographs have still not been identified.
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identify verb [T] (NAME)

to tell people who someone is:
My informant asked not to be identified.

identify verb [T] (DISCOVER)

B2
to find a particular thing or all the things of a particular group:
You need to identify your priorities.

(Definition of identify from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of identify

in Chinese (Traditional)
認出,識別, 確定, 發現…
in Chinese (Simplified)
认出,识别, 确定, 发现…
in Spanish
identificar…
in Portuguese
identificar…
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ओळखणे…
~が誰(何)であるか分かる, 識別(しきべつ)する, 特定(とくてい)する…
belirlemek, tespit etmek, teşhis etmek…
identifier, assimiler (à), (s’) identifier…
identificar…
identificeren, gelijkstellen…
யாரையாவது அல்லது எதையாவது அடையாளம் கண்டு, அந்த நபர் அல்லது விஷயம் யார் அல்லது என்ன என்று சொல்ல அல்லது நிரூபிக்க, ஒரு சிக்கல்…
पहचानना, पहचान करना…
ઓળખવું, ઓળખવા, ઓળખવા (સમસ્યા…
identificere, genkende, sætte lighedstegn imellem…
identifiera, uppfatta som, ta för…
mengenali, menyamakan…
identifizieren, gleichsetzen…
dra kjensel på, kjenne igjen, identifisere…
پہچاننا, شناخت کرنا, نشاندہی کرنا (کسی مسئلہ، صورت یا حقائق کے حوالے سے)…
розпізнавати, пізнавати, ототожнювати…
опознавать, устанавливать личность, называть…
గుర్తు పట్టు, గుర్తించు…
يَتَعَرَّف عَلى…
শনাক্ত করা, চিহ্নিত করা…
identifikovat, ztotožňovat…
mengenali, menyamakan…
พิสูจน์ว่าเป็นคนเดียวกัน, ถือว่าเป็นอย่างเดียวกัน…
nhận ra, nhận dạng, coi như nhau…
zidentyfikować, rozpoznawać, ujawniać tożsamość…
확인하다…
individuare, identificare, associare…
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