One reason why so many senior managers left was that they no longer identified with the company's stated mission.
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identify — verb ADVERB ▪ accurately, correctly, rightly ▪ The new test will enable us to identify more accurately patients who are most at risk. ▪ Did you identify all the pictures correctly? ▪ falsely … Collocations dictionary
identify — i|den|ti|fy W1 [aıˈdentıfaı] v past tense and past participle identified present participle identifying third person singular identifies [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: identificare, from Latin idem; IDENTITY] 1.) to recognize and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
identify*/*/*/ — [aɪˈdentɪˌfaɪ] verb [T] 1) to recognize someone and be able to say who they are One of the thieves has been identified by witnesses.[/ex] 2) to recognize something and to understand exactly what it is Several key problems have already been… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
identify something with something — iˈdentify sth with sth derived to consider sth to be the same as sth else Syn: ↑equate • You should not identify wealth with happiness. Main entry: ↑identifyderived … Useful english dictionary
identify somebody with something — iˈdentify sb with sth derived to consider sb to be sth • He was not the ‘tough guy’ the public identified him with. Main entry: ↑identifyderived … Useful english dictionary
identify yourself with somebody — be iˈdentified with sb/sth | iˈdentify yourself with sb/sth derived to support sb/sth; to be closely connected with sb/sth • The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime. Main entry: ↑identifyderived … Useful english dictionary
identify yourself with something — be iˈdentified with sb/sth | iˈdentify yourself with sb/sth derived to support sb/sth; to be closely connected with sb/sth • The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime. Main entry: ↑identifyderived … Useful english dictionary
iˈdentify with sb/sth — phrasal verb to feel that you can understand and share someone else s feelings He didn t seem to be able to identify with ordinary people and their hopes.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stand for sth — UK US stand for sth Phrasal Verb with stand({{}}/stænd/ verb (stood, stood) ► to represent a particular idea: »You have to identify what you want your brand to stand for. »This party has always stood for working class values. ► if a letter or… … Financial and business terms
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
