filter
/ˈfɪltɚ/ verb C2- To sort, sift, or isolate. · This strainer should filter out the large particles.
- To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused. · The leaves of the trees filtered the light.
- To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter. · The water filtered through the rock and soil.
- To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time. · The crowd filtered into the theater.
- To ride a motorcycle between lanes on a road · I can skip past all the traffic on my bike by filtering.
- To be discouraged where a connoisseur or hardcore fan would not. · Most people get filtered by that episode.
He/she/it filters · Past filtered · Past participle filtered · -ing form filtering
Verb forms
- Base form
- filter
- He/she/it
- filters
- Past
- filtered
- Past participle
- filtered
- -ing form
- filtering
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Pearls fell drop by drop, as subterranean waters filter in their caves.
We wake with the first light filtering through the canopy, pack our minimal belongings with practiced efficiency, and begin the day's continuous ascent.
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