filter out
To selectively remove part of somethingTo selectively remove part of something.
» Tom wears a mask to filter out pollution when he bicycles.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To selectively remove part of something.
The sieve will filter out large rocks and grains of sand.
The brain automatically filters out useless information.
отфильтро́выватьotfilʹtróvyvatʹ, отфильтрова́тьotfilʹtrovátʹ
відфільтро́вуватиvidfilʹtróvuvaty, відфільтрува́тиvidfilʹtruváty
remove by passing through a filter
(intransitive)To come out gradually (e.g. news).
Examples
3 sentencesTom wears a mask to filter out pollution when he bicycles.
Reverse osmosis consists in forcing seawater through a membrane that filters out the salt.
The white blood cells are filtered out so that they do not attack the body of their new host.
Translations
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Forms
filters out, filtering out, filtered out, filtered out| Base form | filter out · to filter out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | filters out |
| Present participle | filtering out |
| Past simple | filtered out |
| Past participle | filtered out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonyms- remove by passing through a filter:filterfiltratestrainseparate out
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb