ID

ID ¹  (d) Informal

n.

A form of identification, especially an ID card.

tr.v. ID'ed, ID'·ing, ID's

To check the identification of, especially in order to verify legal age; card: The bouncer ID'ed everyone who looked younger than 30.

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ID ²

abbr.

1. also Id. Idaho

2. identification

3. Intelligence Department

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id  (d)

n.

In Freudian theory, the division of the psyche that is totally unconscious and serves as the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.

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[New Latin (translation of German Es, a special use of es, it, as a psychoanalytic term), from Latin, it; see i- in Indo-European roots.]

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id

Noun

Psychoanal the primitive instincts and energies in the unconscious mind that underlie all psychological impulses [Latin: it]

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ID

1. Idaho

2. identification

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ID - a state in the Rocky Mountains       Gem State, Idaho Yellowstone National Park - the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Boise, capital of Idaho - the capital and largest city of Idaho Coeur d'Alene - a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area Idaho Falls - a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River Lewiston - a town in northwestern Idaho Nampa - a town in southwestern Idaho Pocatello - a university town in southeastern Idaho Sun Valley - a winter sports resort in south central Idaho Twin Falls - a town on the Snake River in south central Idaho near the Twin Falls Coeur d'Alene Lake - a lake in northern Idaho Salmon River, Salmon - a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho Snake River, Snake - a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
	2.	ID - a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in" I.D. badge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in" positive identification - evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people"
	3.	id - (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity depth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" unconscious, unconscious mind - that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware inherent aptitude, instinct - inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"

Translations

ID

n ID [ˌai ˈdiː]

1 identity The police have established the victim's ID. identiteit هَوِيَّه идентичност identita ID die Identität ταυτότητα identidad identiteet هویت identité זהות परिचय identitet személyazonosság identitas identità 身元 신원[]의 확인 tapatybė identitāte identiti identiteitskaart identitet tożsamość личность totožnosť identiteta identitet identitet บุคลิกลักษณะ kimlik, hüviyet 身份 особа شناخت nhân dạng 身份

2 an identification (card) Can I see some ID, please?; an ID card. identiteitsdokument بِطاقَة هَوِيَّه лична карта (identifikační) doklad ID-kort der Personalausweis δελτίο ταυτότητας documentación; tarjeta de identidad, Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI) isikutunnistus کارت هویت pièce d'identité; carte d'identité תְעוּדַת זֶהוּת परिचय पत्र osobna iskaznica azonosító/azonossági kártya kartu identitas, seperti KTP, carta d'identità 身分証明 신분증 atpažinimo dokumentas personas apliecība; personību apliecinošs dokuments kad pengenalan identiteitskaart ID-kort, legitimasjon dowód tożsamości удостоверение личности preukaz totožnosti osebna izkaznica lična karta id-kort, legitimation บัตรประจำตัว kimlik, hüviyet 證明, 身份證 посвідка особи شناخت کا کارڈ thẻ căn cước 证明, 身份证