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 think what it is about Tova that people identify with is her loneliness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

He did not identify with terms like "third gender".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

Carmen can identify with the themes of the film.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

I couldn’t identify with this: wanting to do well to prove a point.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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