filter
To sort, sift, or isolateTo sort, sift, or isolate.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To sort, sift, or isolate.
This strainer should filter out the large particles.
filtern
фильтрова́тьfilʹtrovátʹ, отфильтрова́тьotfilʹtrovátʹ, профильтрова́тьprofilʹtrovátʹ
фільтруватиfilʹtruvaty
(transitive)To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
The leaves of the trees filtered the light.
filtern
(intransitive)To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
The water filtered through the rock and soil.
filtrieren
фильтрова́тьсяfilʹtrovátʹsja, проса́чиватьсяprosáčivatʹsja, просочи́тьсяprosočítʹsja
фільтрува́тисяfilʹtruvátysja
remove by passing through a filter
(intransitive)To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.
The crowd filtered into the theater.
filtrieren, passieren
(intransitive)To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road
I can skip past all the traffic on my bike by filtering.
(derogatory, intransitive, slang)To be discouraged where a connoisseur or hardcore fan would not.
Most people get filtered by that episode.
Examples
124 sentencesHow do you change the filter?
Як міняється фільтр? — deniko
Did you change the filter?
Ти поміняв фільтр? — deniko
ruТы менял фильтр? — marafon
deHast du den Filter ausgetauscht? — Luiaard
You need to change your air filter.
You should replace the filter every three months.
How often do you change your oil filter?
deWie oft wechselst du deinen Ölfilter? — Waldelfe
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English filtre, from Medieval Latin filtrum (compare also Old French feutre (“From Middle English filtre, from Medieval Latin filtrum (compare also Old French feutre (“felt; filter”)), from Frankish *filtir, from Proto-West Germanic *felt. See felt. Doublet of phin.
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Forms
filters, filtering, filtered, filteredPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
10 synonyms- remove by passing through a filter:filtratestrainseparate outfilter out
- run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream:trickledribble
- pass through:percolatesink inpermeate
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle