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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sift /sɪft/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to separate and keep the larger or thicker parts or pieces of (flour, etc.) with a sieve:to sift the flour.
- to scatter with a sieve:to sift sugar onto a cake.
- to examine closely, as by separating and looking at each part carefully:[~ (+ through) + object]The detectives are sifting (through) the evidence.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sift (sift),USA pronunciation v.t. - 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.
- to question closely.
v.i. - to sift something.
- to pass or fall through or as if through a sieve.
- bef. 900; Middle English siften, Old English siftan; cognate with Dutch, Middle Low German siften; akin to sieve
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sort, scrutinize, inspect, search, probe.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sift /sɪft/ vb - (transitive) to sieve (sand, flour, etc) in order to remove the coarser particles
- to scatter (something) over a surface through a sieve
- (transitive) to separate with or as if with a sieve; distinguish between
- (transitive) to examine minutely: to sift evidence
- (intransitive) to move as if through a sieve
Etymology: Old English siftan; related to Middle Low German siften to sift, Dutch ziften; see sieveˈsifter n |