Identify
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Key Stage 1
Meaning
To identify is to find out what something is or what it's made from.
- Verb: Identify
About Identifying
You can identify something by how it smells, feels, looks and sounds. If it smells stinky, feels furry, it looks like it has a tail that wags and it makes a woof sound, then it is a dog.
Examples
You can identify a flower by its petals. | I identified the reptile by its dry scales. |
I identified that this cup is made of glass because it is transparent, hard and stiff. | You can identify that this cup is made of plastic because it is hard, bendy and waterproof. |