"sift through" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪft θɹuː/ Forms: sifts through [present, singular, third-person], sifting through [participle, present], sifted through [participle, past], sifted through [past]
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sift through (third-person singular simple present sifts through, present participle sifting through, simple past and past participle sifted through)
  1. To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.
    Sense id: en-sift_through-en-verb-hB0Y-jia Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (through)

Inflected forms

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