sift
🇺🇸
/sɪft/
🇬🇧
/sɪft/
verb
R
to put flour or another fine substance through a sieve
Sift the flour into the bowl.
R
to look through something carefully to find what is useful or important
We will sift through every bit of evidence.
R
to separate something from a group
She sifted through the papers to find anything interesting.
translation
to put flour or another fine substance through a sieve; to look through something carefully to find what is useful or important; to separate something from a group
Word Forms
3rd Present
sifts
Past
sifted
Perfect
sifted
Progressive
sifting