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identifiedpast tense of identify; recognized or established who or what someone or something is

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: past tense of identify; recognized or established who or what someone or something is

Pronunciation (IPA): /aɪˈdentɪfaɪd/

Example Sentences

  • The police identified the criminal through his unique dancing style at the crime scene.
  • She identified three major issues in the company's budget report.
  • The cat identified the empty tuna can as a potential new bed.

identified

VERB

[/aɪˈdentɪfaɪd/]

past tense of identify; recognized or established who or what someone or something is

The masked visitor was finally identified by her unique bracelet.
💡 Concept

The masked visitor was finally identified by her unique bracelet.

The visitor was identified through the official documents.
🧠 Mnemonic

The visitor was identified through the official documents.

Once identified, they united and celebrated their shared heritage.
🎵 Rhyme

Once identified, they united and celebrated their shared heritage.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/aɪˈdentɪfaɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/aɪˈdentɪfaɪd/

🌳Etymology

Rootident
Suffix-ify

🎵Rhyme

certifiedterrifiedspecified
certified
terrified
specified

🔗Collocations

clearly identified
identified the problem
identified as
positively identified
identified the cause
identified with

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The police identified the criminal through his unique dancing style at the crime scene.

She identified three major issues in the company's budget report.

😄 Fun example

The cat identified the empty tuna can as a potential new bed.

Scientists identified a new species of butterfly in the Amazon rainforest.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

recognizeddiscovereddetermineddetectedspotted

Antonyms

concealedhiddendisguised

Related

identifyidentificationidentityidentifier

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