Meanings
verbparse (third-person singular simple present parses, present participle parsing, simple past and past participle parsed)
present singular third person parses · participle present parsing · participle past parsed · past parsed
- ambitransitivehuman sciencesTo 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.First known use mid 16th c.
Synonyms: construe
- transitiveTo examine closely; to scrutinize.
- intransitivecomputingOf a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform to rules of grammar, to be syntactically valid.
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Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo 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.
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-“to carry forth; to sell”
- Latinpars“part, piece, share”
- Old Frenchpars
- Middle Englishpars“parts, shares; parts of speech, grammar”
- Englishparse
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”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan analitzar
- analitzar(''computing'') to split data into pieces
Chinese Mandarin 解析, 剖析
- 解析 (jiěxī)(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- 剖析 (pōuxì)(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- 解析 (jiěxī)(computing) to resolve (a string) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar
- 剖析 (pōuxì)(computing) to resolve (a string) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar
- 解析 (jiěxī)act of parsing
Dutch analyseren, ontleden
- analyseren(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- ontleden(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- ontleden(''computing'') to split data into pieces
- parsen(''computing'') to split data into pieces
- ontledingact of parsing
- analyseact of parsing
- ontledingresult of parsing
- analyseresult of parsing
- parseresult of parsing
Finnish jäsentää, jäsentää
- jäsentää(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- jäsentää(''computing'') to split data into pieces
- jäsentää(computing) to resolve (a string) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar
- jäsentyä(computing, linguistics) to conform to rules of grammar
- jäsentäminenact of parsing
- jäsennysact of parsing
- lauseenjäsennysact of parsing
- jäsentelyact of parsing
- jäsennysresult of parsing
French analyser, décomposer
- analyser(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- décomposer(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- séparer(''computing'') to split data into pieces
- parser(computing) to resolve (a string) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar
- analyseact of parsing
German analysieren, zerteilen
- analysieren(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- zerteilen(''computing'') to split data into pieces
- parsen(''computing'') to split data into pieces
Hebrew פירק, פענח
- פירק (perék)(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- פענח (pianéakh)(linguistics) to resolve into elements
Hungarian elemez, elemez
- elemez(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- elemez(''computing'') to split data into pieces
Icelandic þátta
- þátta(''computing'') to split data into pieces
Italian analizzare
- analizzare(linguistics) to resolve into elements
Japanese 解析する, パーズする
- 解析する (kaiseki suru)(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- パーズする (pāzu suru)(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- パーズ (pāzu)act of parsing
- 解析 (kaiseki)act of parsing
Malay hurai
- hurai(''computing'') to split data into pieces
Māori poroporo
- poroporo(''computing'') to split data into pieces
Polish parsować
- parsować(''computing'') to split data into pieces
Portuguese analisar, decompor
- analisar(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- decompor(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- processar(''computing'') to split data into pieces
Russian анализи́ровать, разбира́ть
- анализи́ровать (analizírovatʹ)(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- разбира́ть (razbirátʹ)(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- разобра́ть (razobrátʹ)(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- ана́лиз (análiz)act of parsing
- разбо́р (razbór)act of parsing
Spanish analizar, descomponer
- analizar(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- descomponer(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- desglosar(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- diseccionar(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- disecar(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- parsear(''computing'') to split data into pieces
- parsear(computing) to resolve (a string) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar
- parsear(computing, linguistics) to conform to rules of grammar
- procesamientoact of parsing
- análisisact of parsing
- resultadoresult of parsing
- análisisresult of parsing
Swedish analysera, parsning
- analysera(linguistics) to resolve into elements
- parsningact of parsing
- syntaxanalysact of parsing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with parse
All rhymes →Sounds the same
pass (non-rhotic, trap–bath split)pass (non-rhotic, trap–bath split)
Anagrams
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APA
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MLA
“parse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parse. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parse.
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