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Detailed Translations for sifting from English to Dutch

sifting:

sifting [the ~] noun

  1. the sifting (selecting; sorting)
    uitzoeken; selecteren
  2. the sifting (accumulation; collection; gathering; )
    de verzameling; de accumulatie; de opeenhoping; de sortering; de massa; het stel; de selectie; de ophoping

Translation Matrix for sifting:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
accumulatie accumulation; clutter; collection; compilation; gathering; pack; pile; piling up; sifting; sorting accumulation; assembling; bunch; clutter; collection; crowd; gang; gathering; heap; load; party; pile; piling up; set
massa accumulation; clutter; collection; compilation; gathering; pack; pile; piling up; sifting; sorting a whole lot; bunch; clutter; common herd; crowd; drove; flock; gang; group; heap; herd; horde; load; lot; mass; mob; multitude; pack; party; quite a lot; troop; troupe; wattle
opeenhoping accumulation; clutter; collection; compilation; gathering; pack; pile; piling up; sifting; sorting accumulation; agglomeration; congestion; heap; load; mess; mountain; muddle; pile; piling up
ophoping accumulation; clutter; collection; compilation; gathering; pack; pile; piling up; sifting; sorting accumulation; heap; load; pile; piling up
selecteren selecting; sifting; sorting
selectie accumulation; clutter; collection; compilation; gathering; pack; pile; piling up; sifting; sorting anthology; assortment; choice; choice selection of texts; pick; selection
sortering accumulation; clutter; collection; compilation; gathering; pack; pile; piling up; sifting; sorting assortment; collation; selection; shifting; sorting
stel accumulation; clutter; collection; compilation; gathering; pack; pile; piling up; sifting; sorting couple; match pair; pair; set; team; the two
uitzoeken selecting; sifting; sorting
verzameling accumulation; clutter; collection; compilation; gathering; pack; pile; piling up; sifting; sorting collection; compilation
- winnow; winnowing
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
selecteren choose; pick; pick out; prefer; select; single out; sort out; subselect
uitzoeken arrange; assort; choose; disentangle; disentwine; group; pick; pick out; prefer; select; shunt; sift; single out; sort out; unravel

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Related Definitions for "sifting":

  1. the act of separating grain from chaff1

sifting form of sift:

to sift verb (sifts, sifted, sifting)

  1. to sift (percolate; sieve; filter)
    zeven; filteren; doorzijgen; filtreren; ziften
    • zeven verb (zeef, zeeft, zeefde, zeefden, gezeefd)
    • filteren verb (filter, filtert, filterde, filterden, gefilterd)
    • doorzijgen verb
    • filtreren verb (filtreer, filtreert, filtreerde, filtreerden, gefiltreerd)
    • ziften verb (zift, ziftte, ziftten, gezift)
  2. to sift (sort out; arrange; assort; )
    sorteren; rangeren; schiften; uitzoeken; ordenen
    • sorteren verb (sorteer, sorteert, sorteerde, sorteerden, gesorteerd)
    • rangeren verb (rangeer, rangeert, rangeerde, rangeerden, gerangeerd)
    • schiften verb (schift, schiftte, schiftten, geschift)
    • uitzoeken verb (zoek uit, zoekt uit, zocht uit, zochten uit, uitgezocht)
    • ordenen verb (orden, ordent, ordende, ordenden, geordend)

Conjugations for sift:

present
  1. sift
  2. sift
  3. sifts
  4. sift
  5. sift
  6. sift
simple past
  1. sifted
  2. sifted
  3. sifted
  4. sifted
  5. sifted
  6. sifted
present perfect
  1. have sifted
  2. have sifted
  3. has sifted
  4. have sifted
  5. have sifted
  6. have sifted
past continuous
  1. was sifting
  2. were sifting
  3. was sifting
  4. were sifting
  5. were sifting
  6. were sifting
future
  1. shall sift
  2. will sift
  3. will sift
  4. shall sift
  5. will sift
  6. will sift
continuous present
  1. am sifting
  2. are sifting
  3. is sifting
  4. are sifting
  5. are sifting
  6. are sifting
subjunctive
  1. be sifted
  2. be sifted
  3. be sifted
  4. be sifted
  5. be sifted
  6. be sifted
diverse
  1. sift!
  2. let's sift!
  3. sifted
  4. sifting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for sift:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ordenen arrangement; ordening
uitzoeken selecting; sifting; sorting
zeven screens; sieves
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
doorzijgen filter; percolate; sieve; sift
filteren filter; percolate; sieve; sift filter; filter through; seep through
filtreren filter; percolate; sieve; sift
ordenen arrange; assort; group; select; shunt; sift; sort out catalogue; classify; group; list all the points; order; organise; organize
rangeren arrange; assort; group; select; shunt; sift; sort out
schiften arrange; assort; group; select; shunt; sift; sort out choose; get acid; make sour; pick; pick out; prefer; select; single out; sort out; sour; turn sour
sorteren arrange; assort; group; select; shunt; sift; sort out sort
uitzoeken arrange; assort; group; select; shunt; sift; sort out choose; disentangle; disentwine; pick; pick out; prefer; select; single out; sort out; unravel
zeven filter; percolate; sieve; sift
ziften filter; percolate; sieve; sift choose; pick; pick out; prefer; select; single out; sort out
- sieve; strain
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
sorteren sorting
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
zeven seven
- pick over; riddle; sieve; winnow

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Related Definitions for "sift":

  1. distinguish and separate out1
    • sift through the job candidates1
  2. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements1
    • sift the flour1
  3. check and sort carefully1
    • sift the information1
  4. move as if through a sieve1
    • The soldiers sifted through the woods1

Wiktionary Translations for sift:

sift
verb
  1. to sieve or strain (something)
  2. to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving
  3. to examine (something) carefully
sift
verb
  1. de grote van de kleine deeltjes scheiden met behulp van een zeef

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
sift zeven; ziften tamiserséparer des éléments d'un mélange à l'aide d'un tamis.