sift

sift englannista suomeksi

1. seuloa

2. siivilöityä

3. tutkia

4. siivilöidä

0. Verbi

1. siivilöidä, seuloa

2. siivilöidä, seuloa; sirottaa, sirotella

3. seuloa, tutkia

3. Substantiivi

sift englanniksi

1. To sieve or strain (something).

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

3. To examine (something) carefully.

4. (+obj) To scrutinise (someone or something) carefully so as to find the truth.

5. (RQ:Shakespeare Richard 2)

6. (quote-book)|year=1748|title=Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral|location=London|publisher=Oxford University Press|year_published=1973|section=§ 28|passage=But if we still carry on our sifting humour, and ask, ''What is the foundation of all conclusions from experience ?'' this implies a new question.

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8. (+preo) To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.

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10. To move data records up in memory to make space to insert further records.

11. An act of sifting.