In an academic sense; what does identify mean?

Question

Questions can often ask you to: describe, explain, compare. But what does 'identify' mean?
Does it mean I have to describe it or just list something?

Answer 1

it means to name it.

think of like if a police officer shows someone a picture and says "can you identify this man" the officer knows what he looks like, he need to know his name.

so all you need to do is list things, but depending on the teacher/professor, it wouldnt be a bad idea to put a few details. just to be on the safe side.

Answer 2

What Does Identify Mean

Answer 3

Identify usually means to point out something specific. Like to identify the subject of the sentence.

Answer 4

I remember learning this in school. Identify means to list and describe. I think.

Answer 5

Describe it, tell what it is. Water is, wet and clear, sometimes warm to the touch or cold depending on the ambient temperature. In a clean state it is clear, but can take on the color of any contaminates that may be present.



You can be brief or go on for hours. But, describe it. You can use all of your senses to explain. Fells cool to the touch, smells like? Looks like? Tastes like? Etc. Or use only the appropriate ones.

Answer 6

identify Definition iden·tify (ī den′tə fī′)



transitive verb -·fied′, -·fy′·ing



to make identical; consider or treat as the same to identify one's interests with another's

to recognize as being or show to be the very person or thing known, described, or claimed; fix the identity of to identify a biological specimen

to connect, associate, or involve closely to identify a person with a school of thought

Psychoanalysis to make an identification of (oneself) with someone else: often used absolutely

Answer 7

Say you're in a police line up and someone needs to "Identify" to the culprit of the crime.....

They pick the person they saw commit the crime...

They identified the culprit.....



Make sense?

Answer 8

identify

One entry found.



identify



Main Entry:

iden·ti·fy Listen to the pronunciation of identify

Pronunciation:

\ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfī, ə-\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

iden·ti·fied; iden·ti·fy·ing

Date:

1644



transitive verb1 a: to cause to be or become identical b: to conceive as united (as in spirit, outlook, or principle) 2 a: to establish the identity of b: to determine the taxonomic position of (a biological specimen)intransitive verb1: to be or become the same2: to practice psychological identification

— iden·ti·fi·able Listen to the pronunciation of identifiable \-ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl\ adjective

— iden·ti·fi·ably Listen to the pronunciation of identifiably \-blē\ adverb

Answer 9

As in all homework questions, it all depends what you are identifiying. If you are asked to identify three reasons for the decline of educational acumen of our students, you must think of three things and list them in detailed description.

Answer 10

pick out frm and in some caes , describe trhe selected option

Answer 11

to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of

Answer 12

To die