sift through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sift through : present tense I/you/we/they sift through he/she/it sifts through present participle sifting through past tense sifted through past participle sifted through same as sift 2) He spent hours… … English dictionary
sift through — phr verb Sift through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑debris, ↑note, ↑résumé, ↑rubble, ↑wreckage … Collocations dictionary
ˈsift through sth — phrasal verb same as sift … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sift — [ sıft ] verb transitive 1. ) to pour a dry substance through a sieve to remove the large pieces 2. ) sift or sift through to examine information, documents, etc. in order to find what you are looking for: Sift every grain of information until… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sift — [sıft] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: siftan] 1.) to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2.) also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sift — v. 1) to sift carefully 2) (d; tr.) to sift from (to sift fact from fiction) 3) (d; intr.) to sift through (to sift through the debris) * * * [sɪft] to sift carefully (d; tr.) to sift from (to sift fact from fiction) (d; intr.) to sift through… … Combinatory dictionary
sift — UK [sɪft] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sift : present tense I/you/we/they sift he/she/it sifts present participle sifting past tense sifted past participle sifted 1) to pour a dry substance through a sieve to remove the large pieces 2) a)… … English dictionary
sift — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English siftan; akin to Old English sife sieve Date: before 12th century transitive verb 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
sift — [[t]sɪ̱ft[/t]] sifts, sifting, sifted 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. [V n] Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium sized mixing bowl. Syn: sieve 2)… … English dictionary
sift — verb (T) 1 to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2 also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or decide what is important and what is not … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
