parse
UK/pɑːz//pɑɹs/
parse verb: to resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.
Verb
parse (third-person singular simple present parses, present participle parsing, simple past and past participle parsed)
- To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.
- Synonyms:
- construe
- To examine closely; to scrutinize.
- To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.
- To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar.
- Of a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform to rules of grammar, to be syntactically valid.
- This sentence doesn't parse.
Noun
parse (plural parses)
parse meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam
parse in Tamil
- சொல்லிலக்கணங் கூறு
parse in Marathi
- पार्स करण्यासाठी
parse in Telugu
- పార్స్ చేయడానికి, పార్స్ చెయ్యడానికి
parse in Malayalam
- പാഴ്സ് ചെയ്യാൻ, പാഴ്സ് ചെയ്യാനായി, പാഴ്സ് ചെയ്യുക
More languagesFewer languages
- parse in Kannada
- ಪಾರ್ಸ್ ಮಾಡಲು
- parse in Punjabi
- ਪਾਰਸ ਕਰਨਾ, ਪਾਰਸ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
- parse in Gujarati
- પાર્સીંગ
- parse in Nepali
- पार्स गर्न, पार्स गर्नाका लागि
- parse in Malay
- hurai
Examples of parse in a sentence
- This algorithm will produce a state machine for parsing a given context-free grammar.
- A parsing of a sentence about a horse can yield several possible results.
- Parsing an Old English text can be difficult.
Synonyms of parse
Forms of parse
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | parses |
| present participle | parsing |
| past participle | parsed |
| past | parsed |
| Noun | |
| plural | parses |
Origin of parse
Possibly from Middle English pars (“parts, shares; parts of speech, grammar”), from Old French pars (plural of part (“part, portion, share”)), from Latin pars (“part, piece, share”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to carry forth; to sell”).
Words formed from parse
Phrases with parse
Words that rhyme with parse
Questions about parse
- What does parse mean?
- Parse means to resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.
- What is parse in Tamil?
- Parse in Tamil is சொல்லிலக்கணங் கூறு. See Parse meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is parse?
- Parse can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce parse?
- Parse is pronounced /pɑːz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of parse?
- The past tense of parse is parsed.
Words near parse in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: parse (page history and authors); parse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); parse (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parse (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parse (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parse (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parse (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parse (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); parse (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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