Parse (Verb)
Meaning
Analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence).
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The parser failed to parse the complex sentence with multiple clauses.
- In order to understand the sentence, the programmer first had to parse its syntax.
- After the student carefully parsed the Shakespearean passage, she could analyze its meaning.
- The software uses a parsing algorithm to break down and identify the components of a sentence.
- When the linguist parsed the sentence, she discovered that it was a classic example of a dangling modifier.