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in the PONS Dictionary

I. sift [sɪft] N usu sing

sift
Sieben nt <-, ->

II. sift [sɪft] VB trans

1. sift (using sieve):

sift some icing sugar over the top of the cake
bestäuben Sie den Kuchen mit Puderzucker
to sift flour/sand
Mehl/Sand sieben
she lay on the beach sifting the sand through her fingers
sie lag am Strand und ließ den Sand durch ihre Finger rieseln

2. sift (examine closely):

to sift sth
etw durchsieben
to sift sth evidence, documents
etw [gründlich] durchgehen

III. sift [sɪft] VB intr

to sift through archives
Archive durchsehen
to sift through evidence/papers
Beweismaterial/Papiere durchforsten
to sift through ruins
Ruinen durchkämmen

sift out VB trans

to sift out ⇆ sth
etw aussieben
to sift out applicants fig
Bewerber aussieben [o. aussondern]
Present
Isift
yousift
he/she/itsifts
wesift
yousift
theysift
Past
Isifted
yousifted
he/she/itsifted
wesifted
yousifted
theysifted
Present Perfect
Ihavesifted
youhavesifted
he/she/ithassifted
wehavesifted
youhavesifted
theyhavesifted
Past Perfect
Ihadsifted
youhadsifted
he/she/ithadsifted
wehadsifted
youhadsifted
theyhadsifted
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