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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"I have found it necessary to identify with another political platform that offers the best opportunity to effectively change the nation," he said in a statement.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Another Nobel laureate, William Faulkner, set his novels in the post-Civil War South, but Depression-era readers could identify with the bankrupt economy, the impoverishment of farmers and the political disruption, Conn says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 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

Now Chen admits that he does identify with many of the Horse traits.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The chance to identify with a powerful and wealthy entity—the company or the boss—is only the carrot.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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