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Meaning of
sieve
in English
sieve
us
//saɪv//
uk
//sɪv//
#common
Plural
sieves
Past Tense
sieved
Participle Verb
sieving
Third Person Singular
sieves
Definitions
Noun
a
device
for
separating
particles
by
size
;
filtering
a
process
of
filtering
out
unwanted
input
a
person
with
a
poor
memory
(
cannot
keep
secrets
)
My
aunt
is
a
sieve
and
always
forgets
important
dates
.
Verb
to
strain
or
sift
using
a
mesh
device
She
used
a
sieve
to
separate
the
flour
from
the
lumps
.