identify with

VERB

put oneself in the place of another

Synonyms

WEAK

ally associate empathize feel for put in same category put oneself in another's shoes relate to respond to see through someone's eyes sympathize think of in connection understand

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He's the one, more than all others, who fans identify with, a superstar with his feet firmly on the ground, a player they feel they know even if they don't.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

We identify our cities with their landmarks, and because we identify with our cities, we identify with the landmarks too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

As a Presbyterian, he was no longer marginalized but could identify with the Scottish national church.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

To me, those are all challenges that I think a lot of regular people can see and identify with.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

I think my students will be able to identify with the teen protagonists in all of the books I’ve selected.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

identify with

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