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parses

parses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of parse.

Meaning of parse

Verb

parse (third-person singular simple present parses, present participle parsing, simple past and past participle parsed)

  1. (ambitransitive) 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
  2. (transitive) To examine closely; to scrutinize.
  3. (ambitransitive) To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.
  4. (transitive) To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar.
  5. (intransitive) Of a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform to rules of grammar, to be syntactically valid.
    • This sentence doesn't parse.

See all 7 meanings of parse

Questions about parses

What is parses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Parses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of parse.

Words near parses in the dictionary

  1. parseltongue
  2. parsemage
  3. parsemé
  4. parser
  5. parsers
  6. parses
  7. parsettensite
  8. Parseval's theorem
  9. parsha
  10. Parshall
  11. Parshalls

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