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Parse

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Verb

1. parse

analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Parse

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verb grammar
1. 
to assign constituent structure to (a sentence or the words in a sentence)
2. (intransitive)
(of a word or linguistic element) to play a specified role in the structure of a sentence
3. computing
to analyse the source code of a computer program to make sure that it is structurally correct before it is compiled and turned into machine code

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Parse

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verb transitiveWord forms: parsed or ˈparsing
1. 
to separate (a sentence) into its parts, explaining the grammatical form and function of each of the parts and their interrelation
2. 
to describe the form, part of speech, and function of (a word in a sentence)
verb intransitive
3. 
to parse a sentence or word
4. 
to be capable of being parsed

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Parse

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v. parsed, pars·ing, pars·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To break (a sentence) down into its component parts of speech with an explanation of the form, function, and syntactical relationship of each part.
b. To describe (a word) by stating its part of speech, form, and syntactical relationships in a sentence.
c. To process (linguistic data such as speech or written language) in real time as it is being spoken or read, in order to determine its linguistic structure and meaning.
2.
a. To examine closely or subject to detailed analysis, especially by breaking up into components: "What are we missing by parsing the behavior of chimpanzees into the conventional categories recognized largely from our own behavior?" (Stephen Jay Gould).
b. To make sense of; comprehend: I simply couldn't parse what you just said.
3. Computers To analyze or separate (input, for example) into more easily processed components.
v.intr.
To admit of being parsed: sentences that do not parse easily.

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