- ID
- ID1 [ ,aı`di ] noun count or uncount *a document that gives the details of your name, address, and date of birth, sometimes with a photograph:I had to show my ID before I was allowed into the building.Do you have any form of ID on you, sir?IDID 2 [ ,aı`di ] (present participle IDing [ ,aı`diıŋ ] ; past tense and past participle IDed [ ,aı`did ] ) verb transitive SPOKENto IDENTIFY someone (=say who they are), especially a criminal or a dead body:We haven't been able to ID the suspect yet.IDID 3 abbreviationIdaho
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.