Meaning of PARSE
| Pronunciation: | | pârs
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| | Definition: | | [v] analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) |
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| | See Also: | | analyse, analyze, break down, dissect, take apart | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Parse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parsed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Parsing}.] [L. pars a part; pars orationis a part of speech.
See {Part}, n.] (Gram.)
To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the
several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by
government or agreement; to analyze and describe
grammatically.
Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it
over perfectly. --Ascham.
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| | Related Terms: | | analyze, block out, bracket, conjugate, decline, detail, enumerate, hyphenate, inflect, itemize, mark, number, outline, parenthesize, point, punctuate, resolve, scan, schematize |
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