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preparse

preparse verb: to parse in advance.

Verb

preparse (third-person singular simple present preparses, present participle preparsing, simple past and past participle preparsed)

  1. (transitive) To parse in advance.

Forms of preparse

third-person singular presentpreparses
present participlepreparsing
past participlepreparsed
pastpreparsed

Origin of preparse

From pre- + parse.

Words formed from preparse

Questions about preparse

What does preparse mean?
Preparse means to parse in advance.
What part of speech is preparse?
Preparse is a verb.
What is the past tense of preparse?
The past tense of preparse is preparsed.

Words near preparse in the dictionary

  1. preparing up
  2. preparingly
  3. preparings
  4. preparliamentary
  5. preparoxysmal
  6. preparse
  7. preparsed
  8. preparser
  9. preparsers
  10. preparses
  11. preparsing

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