sift

sift

 (sĭft)

v. sift·ed, sift·ing, sifts

v.tr.

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. To make use of a sieve.

2. To pass through a sieve: a meal that sifts easily.

3. To make a careful examination: sifted through back issues of the magazine.

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[Middle English siften, from Old English siftan.]

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sift′er n.

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sift

(sɪft)

vb

1. (tr) to sieve (sand, flour, etc) in order to remove the coarser particles

2. to scatter (something) over a surface through a sieve

3. (tr) to separate with or as if with a sieve; distinguish between

4. (tr) to examine minutely: to sift evidence.

5. (intr) to move as if through a sieve

[Old English siftan; related to Middle Low German siften to sift, Dutch ziften; see sieve]

ˈsifter n

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sift

(sɪft)

v.t.

1. to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.

2. to scatter by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto a cake.

3. to separate by or as if by a sieve.

4. to examine closely: The detectives are sifting the evidence.

v.i.

5. to sift something.

6. to pass or fall through or as if through a sieve.

[before 900; Old English siftan akin to sieve]

sift′er, n.

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sift

Past participle: sifted
Gerund: sifting

Imperative

sift

sift

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sift

To remove lumps from or thoroughly mix ingredients by passing them through a sieve.

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sift - move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	2.	sift - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" sieve, strain separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" rice - sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes" resift - sift anew riddle, screen - separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff winnow, fan - separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
	3.	sift - check and sort carefully; "sift the information" sieve analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
	4.	sift - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" sieve choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

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sift

verb

1. part, filter, strain, separate, pan, bolt, riddle, sieve Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl.

2. examine, investigate, go through, research, screen, probe, analyse, work over, pore over, scrutinize He has sifted the evidence and summarised it clearly.

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sift

verb

To set apart (one kind or type) from others:

separate, sort, winnow.

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Translations

يَفْحَص بِعِنايَهيُنَخِّل، يُغَرْبِل

prošetřitprosít

sigte

siebensorgfältig prüfen

seuloasiivilöidätutkia

tamiser

grannskoîasigta

setacciarevagliareabburattare

išsijoti

izanalizētizpētītizsijātsijāt

examinarminuciosamente

presejati

dikkatle incelemekelekten geçirmekelemek

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sift

[sɪft]

A. VT [+ flour, soil] → cerner, tamizar

B. VI to sift through (fig) → examinar cuidadosamente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sift

[ˈsɪft] vt

[+ flour, icing sugar, sand] → tamiser

[+ evidence] → passer au crible

sift through

vt fus [+ evidence, data] → passer au crible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sift

vt

(lit) → sieben; coal → schütteln; sift the sugar onto the cake → den Kuchen mit Zucker besieben

(fig: = search) → sichten, durchgehen; (= separate) → trennen

vi (fig) → sieben; to sift through the evidence → das Beweismaterial durchgehen; a sifting process → ein Siebeverfahren nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sift

[sɪft]

1. vt (flour, sand) → setacciare; (coal) → passare al crivello (fig) (evidence) → vagliare
to sift out (truth) → separare

2. vi (fig) to sift through → esaminare minuziosamente; (statement, evidence) → vagliare accuratamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sift

(sift) verb

1. to separate by passing through a sieve etc. Sift the flour before making the cake. sif يُنَخِّل، يُغَرْبِل отсявам peneirar prosít sieben sigte κοσκινίζωtamizar sõeluma غربال كردن siivilöidä tamiser לְנַפּוֹת छनना prosijavati (meg)szitál mengayak sigta setacciare ふるいにかける 체로 거르다 (iš)sijoti []sijāt mengayak ziftensikte, sile przesiewać غلبيلول، پروېزل: چاڼول: چڼل: په غور پلټل، دوړول peneirar a cerne просеивать preosiať presejati prosejati sålla, sikta ร่อนด้วยตะแกรง elekten geçirmek, elemek 過篩 сіяти, просівати چھنی سے چھاننا rây, giần 过筛

2. to examine closely. He sifted the evidence carefully. sif, ondersoek يَفْحَص بِعِنايَه проучвам основно examinar prošetřit sorgfältig prüfen undersøge nøje εξετάζω προσεκτικά, περνώ από κόσκινο examinar minuciosamente (põhjalikult) uurima به دقت بررسي كردن tutkia examiner minutieusement לְנַפּוֹת छानबीन pažljivo ispitati, istražiti (alaposan) megvizsgál memeriksa grannskoða vagliare よく調べる 선별하다 ištyrinėti, susipažinti izanalizēt; izpētīt meneliti ziftenundersøke nøye, vurdere badać dokładnie په غور پلټل examinar a verifica minuţios тщательно изучать preskúmať pregledati podrobno ispitati granska, noga undersöka วินิจฉัย dikkatle incelemek 詳查 старанно розглядати; прискіпливо допитувати چھان بین کرنا xem xét, chọn lọc 细查

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