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sift

/sɪft/verb

उच्चारण सिफ़्ट

छानना, चलनी से छानना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth

    to put flour or another fine substance through a sieve

    छानना, चलनी से छानना

    • Sift the flour and sugar into a large bowl.
    • Sift the flour twice to make the cake lighter.

    Synonyms sieve strain filter

  2. 2

    [I, T] ~ (through) sth

    to examine something very carefully in order to decide what is important or useful or to find something important

    छानबीन करना, बारीकी से जाँचना

    • Police are sifting through the evidence.
    • It took Radhika a week to sift through all the old question papers.

    Synonyms examine scrutinize analyse go through sort through

  3. 3

    [T] ~ sth/sb (out) (from sth)

    to separate something from a group of things or people

    छाँटना, अलग करना

    • We need to sift out the strong applications from the weak ones.
    • Judges had to sift through hundreds of entries to find the winners.

    Synonyms separate sort select screen

→Phrasal verbs 1

sift through sth

to examine something very carefully in order to decide what is important or useful

(ध्यान से) छानबीन करना

  • Investigators are sifting through the evidence.
◇Word family
sifter noun