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# identity

noun (an identity, identities; identity — uncountable)

«identity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Who someone is: The police found out the thief's identity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#m1)
2. The things that make a person or group who they are, like their name, culture and beliefs: our school's identity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#m2)
3. Being exactly the same: an identity of interests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#m3)
4. (maths) An equation that is true for every number, like a + b = b + a. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you show an identity card or ID; in safety lessons you keep your identity safe online and never share passwords; in stories heroes have a secret identity. Phrases: «identity card», «secret identity», «mistaken identity», «identity theft».

### Examples

- The superhero kept his identity secret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#x1)
- You need proof of identity to open a bank account. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#x2)
- Never share your passwords — someone could steal your identity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#x3)
- Music is part of our town's identity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#x4)
- It was a case of mistaken identity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#x5)
- In maths, 2 × (a + b) = 2a + 2b is an identity because it is always true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#x6)
- Then send him to my palace at Athens bearing these tokens of his identity." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/#x7)

### Note

Plural «identities» (y → ies). Short form: ID. Verb: identify; adjective: identical (exactly alike). In maths, an identity holds for every value, while an equation like x + 2 = 5 holds only for one value.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «identity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/identity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«identity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/identity.html) on Mova free.