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

For those who can identify with standing in line just to stop the world and get off, this is the movie for you, a death-defying and dizzying wild ride. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025

Around nine in ten Catholics who identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party have a favorable view of him, compared to 63 percent of Catholics who identify with or lean toward the Republican Party. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025

Lacy said the test could help detect leukemia, a blood cancer that can’t be identified with imaging, for instance. —Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025

In 2016, then-President Barack Obama erased the Pentagon policy that kept people who did not identify with their gender at birth from joining the ranks. —Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025