sift through
To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to…To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.
» Algorithms sift through large data sets to detect unexpected patterns.
Algorithmen durchsieben große Datenmengen, um unerwartete Muster zu entdecken.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.
Examples
8 sentencesAlgorithms sift through large data sets to detect unexpected patterns.
deAlgorithmen durchsieben große Datenmengen, um unerwartete Muster zu entdecken.
If you sift through barrels of dirt, you may eventually find a flake of gold.
The wise ones fashion speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
As scientists get better at sifting through our past, more and more variations of human beings are turning up in archaeological digs.
With trembling hands, Santiago sifted through the pictures.
Translations
1 languagesForms
sifts through, sifting through, sifted through, sifted through| Base form | sift through · to sift through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sifts through |
| Present participle | sifting through |
| Past simple | sifted through |
| Past participle | sifted through |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons 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