English · Word Candidate

ID

/aɪˈdiː/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: IDs · ID's · IDing · ID'ing

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An ident.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Giấy tờ tùy thân

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Noun

Examples

If not done at the top of the hour, however, the station ID should come at the next possible break in the programme.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To identify (an object, etc.).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Xác định (một vật, v.v.)

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Verb

Examples

Police have been unable to ID the body found in the river.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To request to see a person’s identification for proof of identity or age.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Yêu cầu xem giấy tờ tùy thân để chứng minh danh tính hoặc tuổi

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Verb

Examples

The bartender will have to ID you before serving you a drink.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thành phần bản năng vô thức của nhân cách trong mô hình tâm lý phân tích của Freud

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Noun

Examples

"There is one sentence in it, however - namely: 'I protest strongly against the insufferable and entirely dogmatic assertion that each separate id is a microcosm possessed of an historical architecture elaborated slowly through the series of generations.' Have you no desire, in view of later researc

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “ID” mean?

An ident.

Is “ID” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.