to sift through
Pronunciation
/sˈɪft θɹˈuː/

Definition & Meaning of "sift through"in English

to sift through
01

to carefully review and sort through a substantial amount of material

Transitive: to sift through sth
to sift through definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
through
Base verb
sift
Present tense
sift through
3rd person singular
sifts through
Present participle
sifting through
Past simple
sifted through
Past participle
sifted through
Examples
The detective spent hours sifting through the evidence at the crime scene.
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