sift

suomi-englanti sanakirja

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. To scrutinize (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. (+obj) 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.