See sift on Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "outsift"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "presift"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "resift"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "siftability"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "siftable"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "siftage"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sifter"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "siftingly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sift out"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "siftproof"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sift through"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "syften"
},
"expansion": "Middle English syften",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "siftan"
},
"expansion": "Old English siftan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*siftijan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *siftijan",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English syften, from Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "sifts",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sifting",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sifted",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "sifted",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "sift (third-person singular simple present sifts, present participle sifting, simple past and past participle sifted)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To sieve or strain (something)."
],
"id": "en-sift-en-verb-RoUDl58U",
"links": [
[
"sieve",
"sieve"
],
[
"strain",
"strain"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To sieve or strain (something)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "maġel",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "մաղել"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"lang_code": "rup",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "ntsernu"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"lang_code": "as",
"raw_tags": [
"Central Assamese"
],
"roman": "sala",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "চালা"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"lang_code": "as",
"raw_tags": [
"Eastern Assamese"
],
"roman": "sola",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "চলা"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "presjavam",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "пресявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "cerndre"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"lang_code": "chr",
"roman": "gvgusdiha",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "ᎬᎫᏍᏗᎭ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"lang_code": "yue",
"roman": "sai¹",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "篩 /筛"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "cmn",
"english": "sieve, sift",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "shāi",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"translation": "sieve, sift",
"word": "篩 /筛"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "cmn",
"english": "filter, strain",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "lǜ",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"translation": "filter, strain",
"word": "濾 /滤"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "cmn",
"english": "filter, strain",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "guòlǜ",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"translation": "filter, strain",
"word": "過濾 /过滤"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "ziften"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "kribri"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "siivilöidä"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "seuloa"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "passer"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "tamiser"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West-Frisian",
"lang_code": "fy",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "sift"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"lang_code": "fur",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "trivelâ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"lang_code": "fur",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "tamesâ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "sieben"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"lang_code": "haw",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "kānana"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"lang_code": "haw",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "kālana"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "szitál"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"lang_code": "izh",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "siivitä"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"lang_code": "izh",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "seegloa"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"lang_code": "izh",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "seeglata"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "rill"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "criathraigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "setacciare"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "vagliare"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "cribrō"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "ayak"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "syften"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "temsen"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"lang_code": "nrf",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "craînchi"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "sedaçar"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "tamisar"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "cernir"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "bixtan",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "بیختن"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "pms",
"lang": "Piedmontese",
"lang_code": "pms",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "valé"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "przesiewać"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "przesiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "arfować"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "przearfować"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "discernir"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "cindir"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "rar",
"lang": "Rarotongan",
"lang_code": "rar",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "rūrū"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "cerne"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "proséivatʹ",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "просе́ивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "proséjatʹ",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "просе́ять"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "tamizar"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "cerner"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "cernir"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "ahechar"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "cribar"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "acribar"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "harnear"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "salain"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"lang_code": "te",
"roman": "gāliñcu",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "గాలించు"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "rɔ̂n",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "ร่อน"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "grɔɔng",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "กรอง"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "kalburlamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "kalburlamak",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "قلبورلامق"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "prosíjaty",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "просі́яти"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "prosíjuvaty",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "просі́ювати"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"lang_code": "wa",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "passer"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"lang_code": "wa",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "raidjî"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"lang_code": "wa",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "tamjhî"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "gogrynu"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 4 1 1 4",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "to sieve or strain (something)",
"word": "gogru"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving."
],
"id": "en-sift-en-verb-DEkaKk-C",
"links": [
[
"separate",
"separate"
],
[
"scatter",
"scatter"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "otsjavam",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "отсявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "ziften"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "siivilöidä"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "seuloa"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "sirottaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "sirotella"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "éparpiller"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "disséminer"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West-Frisian",
"lang_code": "fy",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "siften"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "sieben"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "discernere"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "przesiewać"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "przesiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odsiewać"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odsiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "peneirar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "otséivatʹ",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отсе́ивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 91 1 1 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "otséjatʹ",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отсе́ять"
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"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
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],
"word": "przesiewać"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"tags": [
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"word": "przesiać"
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"code": "pl",
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"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
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"word": "odsiewać"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "odsiać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "peneirar"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "otséivatʹ",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отсе́ивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "otséjatʹ",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отсе́ять"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "sikta"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"lang_code": "te",
"roman": "gāliñcu",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "గాలించు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "grɔɔng",
"sense": "to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving",
"word": "กรอง"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "razgleždam štatelno",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "разглеждам щателно"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "ziften"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "zeven"
},
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"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "seuloa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "tutkia"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West-Frisian",
"lang_code": "fy",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "souje"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "sichten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "durchgehen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "setacciare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "esaminare minuziosamente"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"lang_code": "la",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "cernō"
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"code": "nb",
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"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "gjennomgå"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "examinar minuciosamente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "discernir"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "cerne"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "examinar minuciosamente"
},
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "granska"
},
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"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
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"roman": "gāliñcu",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "గాలించు"
},
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "glàn-grɔɔng",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "กลั่นกรอง"
},
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"code": "th",
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"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "dtrài-dtrɔɔng",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "ไตร่ตรอง"
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "wí-nít-chǎi",
"sense": "to examine (something) carefully",
"word": "วินิจฉัย"
}
],
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