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filter out

filter out verb: to selectively remove part of something.

Verb

filter out (third-person singular simple present filters out, present participle filtering out, simple past and past participle filtered out)

  1. (transitive) To selectively remove part of something.
    • The sieve will filter out large rocks and grains of sand.
    • The brain automatically filters out useless information.
  2. (intransitive) To come out gradually (e.g. news).
    • The story of last winter's unprecedented snowstorms in Great Britain is slowly filtering out.1941 April, “Notes and News: Railwaymen and Snow”, in Railway Magazine, page 177

Forms of filter out

third-person singular presentfilters out
present participlefiltering out
past participlefiltered out
pastfiltered out

Questions about filter out

What does filter out mean?
Filter out means to selectively remove part of something.
What part of speech is filter out?
Filter out is a verb.
What is the past tense of filter out?
The past tense of filter out is filtered out.

Words near filter out in the dictionary

  1. filter funnel
  2. filter funnels
  3. filter in turn
  4. filter lane
  5. filter lanes
  6. filter out
  7. filter pad
  8. filter pads
  9. filter paper
  10. filter papers
  11. filter tip

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