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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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Sift means to separate something by shaking it through a sieve or to examine something carefully. Learn how to use sift in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Learn the meaning, usage, and history of the verb sift, which means to put through a sieve or to separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve. See examples of sift in sentences and related words.
Sift is a verb that means to separate and retain the coarse parts of something with a sieve, or to examine closely. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, derived forms, and example sentences.
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 means to separate with or as if with a sieve, to examine carefully, or to scatter something. See the verb forms, synonyms, translations, and usage examples of sift from various sources.
Learn the meaning of sift as a verb, with examples of usage and synonyms. Sift can mean to sieve a powder, to examine something closely, or to separate something with a sieve.
When you sift, you separate out one thing from another. When you sort through the mail looking for the bills or go through your photos to find that shot of your dog, that’s sifting, too. Detectives sift through piles of evidence when investigating crimes, and you might sift through the hundred applications you get from drummers eager to join ...
Sift means to put flour, sugar, etc through a sieve to break up large pieces, or to carefully look at every part of something to find something. See how to use sift in sentences and translations in different languages.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the verb sift, which can mean to put flour through a sifter, to examine something carefully, or to separate something from a group. See examples, synonyms, and related phrasal verbs.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb SIFT, which can mean to put a powder through a sieve or to examine something thoroughly. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and translations of SIFT in Collins Dictionary.
