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- Dictionarysift/sɪft/
verb
- 1. put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles: "sift the flour into a large bowl" Similar
- 2. examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important: "until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can't comment objectively" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important: "a careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris"
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to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not: The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.
1. a. : to put through a sieve. sift flour. b. : to separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve. 2. : to go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable. sifted the evidence. often used with through. sift through a pile of old letters. 3. : to scatter by or as if by sifting. sift sugar on a cake. intransitive verb.
to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not: The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.
Sift definition: to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. . See examples of SIFT used in a sentence.
1. To put (flour, for example) through a sieve in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles. 2. To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job. 3. To apply by scattering through a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert. 4. To examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence. v.intr.
1. verb. If you sift a powder such as flour or sand, you put it through a sieve in order to remove large pieces or lumps. Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl. [VERB noun] Synonyms: sieve, filter, strain, separate More Synonyms of sift. 2. verb.
Definition of sift verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of sift. verb. move as if through a sieve. “The soldiers sifted through the woods”. see more. verb. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements. “ sift the flour”. synonyms: sieve, strain.
sift. [transitive] sift something to put flour or some other fine substance through a sifter Sift the flour into a bowl. [transitive, intransitive] to examine something very carefully in order to decide what is important or useful or to find something important sift something We will sift every scrap of evidence.
Definitions of 'sift' 1. If you sift a powder such as flour or sand, you put it through a sieve in order to remove large pieces or lumps. [...] 2. If you sift through something such as evidence, you examine it thoroughly. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'sift' American English: sɪft British English: sɪft. More. Conjugations of 'sift'
