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sieve and sift
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cloa513
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They are quite similiar words but sieve is put through a liquid and solid (particle) mixture to separate the liquid from the particles , sift is specifically put particles through a sieve to separate them by size although you can add a liquid to help the separation. Also you can sift through information to get to the parts that you want. Sieve- aim to separate liquid from solids, Sift aim to separate solids by size.
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It is best that you first check an online dictionary and if you don't understand the results then try this forum and include the results from the dictionary.
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