Meanings
present singular third person filters out · participle present filtering out · participle past filtered out · past filtered out
- transitiveTo selectively remove part of something.
The brain automatically filters out useless information.
1 more example
The sieve will filter out large rocks and grains of sand.
- intransitiveTo 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
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech vyfiltrovat
- vyfiltrovatTo selectively remove part of something
Polish odfiltrowywać, odfiltrować
- odfiltrowywaćTo selectively remove part of something
- odfiltrowaćTo selectively remove part of something
Russian отфильтро́вывать, отфильтрова́ть
- отфильтро́вывать (otfilʹtróvyvatʹ)To selectively remove part of something
- отфильтрова́ть (otfilʹtrovátʹ)To selectively remove part of something
Spanish quitar filtrando, eliminar filtrando
- quitar filtrandoTo selectively remove part of something
- eliminar filtrandoTo selectively remove part of something
- tamizarTo selectively remove part of something
- filtrarTo selectively remove part of something
- filtrar hacia afueraTo selectively remove part of something
- filtrar fuera deTo selectively remove part of something
Ukrainian відфільтро́вувати, відфільтрува́ти
- відфільтро́вувати (vidfilʹtróvuvaty)To selectively remove part of something
- відфільтрува́ти (vidfilʹtruváty)To selectively remove part of something
Cite this entry
filter out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filter%20out
“filter out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filter%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filter out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filter%20out.
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