sift

1. (transitive)To sieve or strain (something).

   sieben

   просе́иватьproséivatʹ, просе́ятьproséjatʹ

   просі́ятиprosíjaty, просі́юватиprosíjuvaty

   move as if through a sieve

2. (transitive)To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.

   sieben

   отсе́иватьotséivatʹ, отсе́ятьotséjatʹ

   distinguish and separate out

3. To examine (something) carefully.

   (transitive)[with through] To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.

4. (dated, transitive)To move data records up in memory to make space to insert further records.

5. To examine (something) carefully.

   (archaic, dated, transitive)To scrutinize (someone or something) carefully so as to find the truth.

   sichten, durchgehen

   check and sort carefully

1. She forgot to sift the flour.

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2. Tom sifted the warm sand through his fingers.

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3. Algorithms sift through large data sets to detect unexpected patterns.

   deAlgorithmen durchsieben große Datenmengen, um unerwartete Muster zu entdecken.

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4. Did you sift the flour before you made the cookie batter?

   ruТы просеяла муку, прежде чем делать тесто для печенья?

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5. Sift the flour to remove the lumps.

   ruПросейте муку, чтобы удалить комочки.

   deDas Mehl sieben, um die Klumpen zu entfernen.

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regular · Lesson

• sift outTo isolate or identify one particular thing from a collection that includes less relevant things.
• sift throughTo carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.