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# identification

«identification» in Mova's school dictionary: **Something that proves who you are, such as a card or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (identification, uncountable; an identification); short form ID

### meaning for a pupil

1) Something that proves who you are, such as a card or passport; short form ID. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/#m1)

2) The act of finding out or naming what something or someone is, as in «identification of a bird». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/#m2)

3) A feeling of being like someone and understanding them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, «identification» keys help pupils name leaves, insects and rocks. In everyday safety: adults show identification at banks and airports; children may wear ID bracelets. In stories, police make an identification of a suspect. Phrases: proof of identification, photo ID, identification key.

### examples

- Please bring a form of identification. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/#x1)
- We used an identification key to name the minibeasts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/#x2)
- The police asked for his identification. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/#x3)
- Bird identification is easier with binoculars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/#x4)
- Dogs have a microchip for identification. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/#x5)
- My passport is my photo identification. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/#x6)

### note

Mostly uncountable. Verb: identify (identifies, identified). Short form: ID. Spelling: identi-fic-ation, from «identify».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «identification» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identification/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.