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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. : to use a sieve. 2. : to pass or fall as if through a sieve. sifter noun. Examples of sift in a Sentence. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Sift the lumps from the sugar. The police sifted the evidence in hopes of finding a clue. The police sifted for clues. See More.
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.
verb (used with object) to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake. to separate by or as if by a sieve. to examine closely: The detectives are still sifting the evidence. Synonyms: probe, search, inspect, scrutinize, sort.
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.
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 ...
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. If you sift through something such as evidence, you examine it thoroughly.
[transitive] sift something (out) from something to separate something from a group of things. He sifted the relevant data from the rest. She looked quickly through the papers, sifting out from the pile anything that looked interesting.
[transitive] sift something (out) from something to separate something from a group of things He sifted the relevant data from the rest. She looked quickly through the papers, sifting out from the pile anything that looked interesting. Phrasal Verbs sift out. See sift in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: sift.
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'
