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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.

[Middle English siften, from Old English siftan.]

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
Present
I sift
you sift
he/she/it sifts
we sift
you sift
they sift
Preterite
I sifted
you sifted
he/she/it sifted
we sifted
you sifted
they sifted
Present Continuous
I am sifting
you are sifting
he/she/it is sifting
we are sifting
you are sifting
they are sifting
Present Perfect
I have sifted
you have sifted
he/she/it has sifted
we have sifted
you have sifted
they have sifted
Past Continuous
I was sifting
you were sifting
he/she/it was sifting
we were sifting
you were sifting
they were sifting
Past Perfect
I had sifted
you had sifted
he/she/it had sifted
we had sifted
you had sifted
they had sifted
Future
I will sift
you will sift
he/she/it will sift
we will sift
you will sift
they will sift
Future Perfect
I will have sifted
you will have sifted
he/she/it will have sifted
we will have sifted
you will have sifted
they will have sifted
Future Continuous
I will be sifting
you will be sifting
he/she/it will be sifting
we will be sifting
you will be sifting
they will be sifting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sifting
you have been sifting
he/she/it has been sifting
we have been sifting
you have been sifting
they have been sifting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sifting
you will have been sifting
he/she/it will have been sifting
we will have been sifting
you will have been sifting
they will have been sifting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sifting
you had been sifting
he/she/it had been sifting
we had been sifting
you had been sifting
they had been sifting
Conditional
I would sift
you would sift
he/she/it would sift
we would sift
you would sift
they would sift
Past Conditional
I would have sifted
you would have sifted
he/she/it would have sifted
we would have sifted
you would have sifted
they would have sifted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

sift

To remove lumps from or thoroughly mix ingredients by passing them through a sieve.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.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"
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"
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"
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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

sift

verb
To set apart (one kind or type) from others:
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Translations
يَفْحَص بِعِنايَهيُنَخِّل، يُغَرْبِل
prošetřitprosít
sigte
seuloasiivilöidätutkia
grannskoîasigta
išsijoti
izanalizētizpētītizsijātsijāt
presejati
dikkatle incelemekelekten geçirmekelemek

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; coalschütteln; sift the sugar onto the cakeden Kuchen mit Zucker besieben
(fig: = search) → sichten, durchgehen; (= separate)trennen
vi (fig)sieben; to sift through the evidencedas Beweismaterial durchgehen; a sifting processein 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 throughesaminare 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.
2. to examine closely. He sifted the evidence carefully.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
These things were crowded with utensils of all sorts: frying pans, sauce pans, kettles, forks, knives, basting and soup spoons, nutmeg graters, sifters, colanders, meat saws, flat irons, rolling pins and many other things of a like nature.
So Judge Sifter turned around slowly several times and then said:
Vholes, preceded by the legend Ground-Floor, is inscribed upon a door-post in Symond's Inn, Chancery Lane--a little, pale, wall-eyed, woebegone inn like a large dust-binn of two compartments and a sifter. It looks as if Symond were a sparing man in his way and constructed his inn of old building materials which took kindly to the dry rot and to dirt and all things decaying and dismal, and perpetuated Symond's memory with congenial shabbiness.
These flexible connectors are designed for sifters and classifiers in vibratory and other offset applications, and snap into place in seconds.
Sifters and Strainers beginning on page 124 commence with Rotary Sifters.
Traditionally, rotary sifters have been used for the screening of powders.
The contributors approach perceptions using the "sifters" of history, ethics, cultural studies, law, and social science in such topics as history and journalism and the problem of truth, why journalism has always cast perceptions alongside reality, snapshot aesthetics as journalistic truth, humor and social identity in forwarded e-mail images, the Internet and the battle over citizenship, falseness and less falseness in the anxiety of postmodernism, networked news work, whether the modern trial lacks credibility in the postmodern world, two surveys of department heads on the teaching of statistics to journalism undergraduates, and issues of mass self-communication.
* Qosmedix has added two new clear jars with flip-top sifters and threaded black caps that are ideal for packaging loose eyeshadows, pigments, powders or glitter, according to the company.
office in Ramsey, N.J.), will join Hillenbrand's Process Equipment Group, which includes K-Tron, the producer of feeding and pneumatic conveying equipment, as well as Rotex, a maker of screeners and sifters, and TerraSource Global, which makes machinery used for size reduction, conveying, and screening by the mining and forestry industries.
Among the silver property stolen are: two champagne bottle holders; a circular fruit basket with four feet; a rectangular fruit basket; a set of four candlesticks and three pairs of candlesticks; a toast rack; a tortoiseshell and silver casket; an art nouveau jewellery box, five sugar sifters; a pen and ink stand, five spill holders; a 1930s biscuit barrel; a small oval jewellery box, a pin cushion with maroon velvet; a page turner; four Bo Bon dishes; three tea caddies; two perfume bottles; a silver salver; five photograph frames; two pocket watches; a silver framed mirror and an oval cased brass carriage clock.
Among the silver property listed as stolen are: Two champagne bottle holders; a circular fruit basket with four feet; a rectangular fruit basket; a set of four candlesticks and three pairs of candlesticks; a toast rack; a tortoiseshell and silver casket; an art nouveau jewellery box, five sugar sifters; a pen and ink stand, five spill holders; a 1930s biscuit barrel; a small oval jewellery box, a pin cushions with maroon velvet; and an oval cased brass carriage clock.