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Definition of parse verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parse

verb
 
/pɑːz/
 
/pɑːrs/
(grammar)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they parse
 
/pɑːz/
 
/pɑːrs/
he / she / it parses
 
/ˈpɑːzɪz/
 
/ˈpɑːrsɪz/
past simple parsed
 
/pɑːzd/
 
/pɑːrst/
past participle parsed
 
/pɑːzd/
 
/pɑːrst/
-ing form parsing
 
/ˈpɑːzɪŋ/
 
/ˈpɑːrsɪŋ/
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  1. parse something to divide a sentence into parts and describe the grammar of each word or partTopics Languagec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryParse is used with these nouns as the object:
    • sentence
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    Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps from Middle English pars ‘parts of speech’, from Old French pars ‘parts’ (influenced by Latin pars ‘part’).
See parse in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
aspiration
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