sift out en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To isolate or identify one particular thing from a collection that includes less relevant things.
So in the waning days of the 20th Century, concert programmers and ticket-buyers alike have become informed and careful about what to sell and what to buy; to sift out the good new music from the not-so-good.
1997, Valerie Cruice, When Do I Clap?: A Slightly Irreverent Guide to Classical Music and Concert Hall Conduct, →ISBN, page 129:Besides, a little judicious eavesdropping might sift out a useful nugget or two.
2005, Timothy Zahn, Night Train to Rigel, →ISBN, page 159:The unfolding narrative often exposes a disciple's uneven progress, striving to sift out authentic guides from their counterfeits.
2006, Vernon Ruland, Living Out the Questions: A Jesuit Confession, →ISBN, page 125:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sifted out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sifted out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sifting out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sifts out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
fi seuloa (Translations) · es hacer la criba (Translations) · ru отсеивать (Translations)