Significado de identify en inglés
identifyidentify /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/ AWL verb (past tense and past participle identified, present participle identifying, third person singular identifies) [transitive] 
Ver todas las traducciones1to recognize and correctly name someone or somethingreconocer y nombrar correctamente a alguien o algo: 
He was too far away to be able to identify faces.Estaba demasiado lejos como para poder identificar caras. The police took fingerprints and identified the body.La policía tomó huellas dactilares e identificó el cadáver.identify somebody/something as somebody/something Eyewitnesses identified the gunman as an army sergeant.Los testigos presenciales identificaron al pistolero como un sargento del ejército. The aircraft were identified as American.Las aeronaves fueron identificadas como americanas.► see thesaurus at recognize2to recognize something or discover exactly what it is, what its nature or origin is etcreconocer algo o descubrir exactamente qué es, cuál es su naturaleza u origen, etc.: Scientists have identified the gene that causes abnormal growth.Los científicos han identificado el gen que causa el crecimiento anormal. They identified a number of problem areas.Identificaron varias áreas problemáticas.3if a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognizesi una cosa concreta identifica a alguien o algo, hace que sea fácil de reconoceridentify somebody as somebody His accent identified him as a Frenchman.Su acento lo identificó como francés.identify with phrasal verb1identify with somebody/something to feel sympathy with someone or be able to share their feelingssentir empatía con alguien o ser capaz de compartir sus sentimientos: Humans can easily identify with the emotional expressions of chimpanzees.Los humanos pueden identificarse fácilmente con las expresiones emocionales de los chimpancés. He identified with our distress.Se identificó con nuestra angustia.2identify somebody with something to think that someone is very closely related to or involved with something such as a political grouppensar que alguien está muy estrechamente relacionado o vinculado con algo, como un grupo político: She has always been identified with the radical left.Siempre se la ha identificado con la izquierda radical.3identify something with somebody/something to think that something is the same as, or closely related to, something elsepensar que algo es lo mismo que, o está estrechamente relacionado con, otra cosa: the attempt to identify crime with poverty and social problemsel intento de identificar la delincuencia con la pobreza y los problemas sociales
Ver todas las traducciones1to recognize and correctly name someone or somethingreconocer y nombrar correctamente a alguien o algo: He was too far away to be able to identify faces.Estaba demasiado lejos como para poder identificar caras. The police took fingerprints and identified the body.La policía tomó huellas dactilares e identificó el cadáver.identify somebody/something as somebody/something Eyewitnesses identified the gunman as an army sergeant.Los testigos presenciales identificaron al pistolero como un sargento del ejército. The aircraft were identified as American.Las aeronaves fueron identificadas como americanas.► see thesaurus at recognize2to recognize something or discover exactly what it is, what its nature or origin is etcreconocer algo o descubrir exactamente qué es, cuál es su naturaleza u origen, etc.: Scientists have identified the gene that causes abnormal growth.Los científicos han identificado el gen que causa el crecimiento anormal. They identified a number of problem areas.Identificaron varias áreas problemáticas.3if a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognizesi una cosa concreta identifica a alguien o algo, hace que sea fácil de reconoceridentify somebody as somebody His accent identified him as a Frenchman.Su acento lo identificó como francés.identify with phrasal verb1identify with somebody/something to feel sympathy with someone or be able to share their feelingssentir empatía con alguien o ser capaz de compartir sus sentimientos: Humans can easily identify with the emotional expressions of chimpanzees.Los humanos pueden identificarse fácilmente con las expresiones emocionales de los chimpancés. He identified with our distress.Se identificó con nuestra angustia.2identify somebody with something to think that someone is very closely related to or involved with something such as a political grouppensar que alguien está muy estrechamente relacionado o vinculado con algo, como un grupo político: She has always been identified with the radical left.Siempre se la ha identificado con la izquierda radical.3identify something with somebody/something to think that something is the same as, or closely related to, something elsepensar que algo es lo mismo que, o está estrechamente relacionado con, otra cosa: the attempt to identify crime with poverty and social problemsel intento de identificar la delincuencia con la pobreza y los problemas sociales