Main Entry:

¹parse

Pronunciation:

\ˈpärs, chiefly British ˈpärz\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

parsed; pars·ing

Etymology:

Latin pars orationis part of speech

Date:

circa 1553

transitive verb1 a: to resolve (as a sentence) into component parts of speech and describe them grammatically b: to describe grammatically by stating the part of speech and explaining the inflection and syntactical relationships2: to examine in a minute way : analyze critically <having trouble parsing…explanations for dwindling market shares — R. S. Anson>intransitive verb1: to give a grammatical description of a word or a group of words2: to admit of being parsed