identify
/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/verb
उच्चारण आइडेन्टिफ़ाइ
पहचानना
Core word
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[T, I]
to recognize somebody or something and be able to say who or what they are; to find or discover somebody or something; (identify with) to feel that you can understand and share the feelings of somebody else
पहचानना
- Identify the error.
- Can you identify this bird from its call?
- The scientists identified a new species of frog in the forest.
+ 3 more examples
- Can you identify the writer from this paragraph?
- Teachers should identify students who need extra help.
- Many readers identify with the hero of the story.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
identify + object
The basic pattern is a transitive verb meaning to recognise.
मूल संरचना सकर्मक verb की है, जिसका अर्थ पहचानना है।
- Can you identify this plant?
- The witness identified the thief.
identify + object + as + noun
Use 'as' to name what the thing is recognised as.
जिस रूप में पहचान की गई, उसके लिए 'as' आता है।
- Doctors identified the illness as dengue.
identify with + noun / person
Intransitive use: to feel close to someone or something.
अकर्मक प्रयोग: किसी के साथ निकटता महसूस करना।
- Many students identify with the hero of the novel.
be identified + by / from
In the passive, 'by' names the person and 'from' the evidence.
Passive में 'by' व्यक्ति के लिए और 'from' प्रमाण के लिए आता है।
- The body was identified by his brother.
- The writer was identified from the handwriting.
identify + wh-clause
Identify can take a wh-clause naming what is to be recognised.
Identify के बाद wh-clause आ सकता है जो बताता है कि क्या पहचाना जाना है।
- Please identify which word is a noun.
+Collocations 5
identify + noun
a problema suspectthe causea trendweaknesses
- The test helps teachers identify weaknesses.
adverb + identify
correctlypositivelyclearlyeasilywrongly
- She correctly identified the capital of Peru.
identify + as
as a threatas the culpritas a fraudas safeas female
- The officer identified him as the owner.
be able / unable to identify
be able tofail tostruggle tohelp tomanage to
- The students struggled to identify the figure of speech.
identify + with
stronglycloselypersonallydeeplyfully
- Many readers identify closely with her struggles.
“More examples 7
- Radhika can identify most birds by their calls.
राधिका अधिकांश पक्षियों को उनकी आवाज़ से पहचान सकती है।
- The report identifies three main causes of the delay.
रिपोर्ट देरी के तीन मुख्य कारणों की पहचान करती है।
- The police have not yet identified the driver.
पुलिस ने अभी तक चालक की पहचान नहीं की है।
- In the exam, identify the noun in each sentence.
परीक्षा में हर वाक्य का noun पहचानिए।
- It is hard to identify with a character who never changes.
जो पात्र कभी बदलता ही नहीं, उससे जुड़ना कठिन है।
- Please identify yourself before entering the building.
इमारत में प्रवेश से पहले कृपया अपनी पहचान बताइए।
- Teachers try to identify talent early and give it support.
शिक्षक प्रतिभा की जल्दी पहचान करके उसे सहयोग देने की कोशिश करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The witness identified to the thief.
✓ The witness identified the thief.
Identify is transitive and takes no preposition here.
Identify यहाँ सकर्मक है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
✗ I can identify myself with this poem.
✓ I can identify with this poem.
In this sense identify with needs no reflexive pronoun.
इस अर्थ में 'identify with' के साथ reflexive pronoun नहीं आता।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Identify with sb (feel you understand them: 'Readers identify with the hero').
Identify with sb (किसी को समझना और उसकी भावनाएँ साझा करना: 'Readers identify with the hero')।