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Definition of ID verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ID

verb
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiː/
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiː/
(informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ID
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiː/
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiː/
he / she / it ID’s
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiːz/
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiːz/
past simple ID’d
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiːd/
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiːd/
past participle ID’d
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiːd/
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiːd/
-ing form ID’ing
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiːɪŋ/
 
/ˌaɪ ˈdiːɪŋ/
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  1. ID somebody to identify somebody, usually a criminal or a dead body
    • The police haven’t yet managed to ID the suspect.
  2. ID somebody to ask somebody to show a document that shows proof of their name, age, etc.
    • The security guards ID’d everyone at the entrance to the festival.
See ID in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
previously
adverb
 
 
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