1. to analyze a sentence or string of characters into its component parts and describe their syntactic roles
Usage: grammar; linguistics
2. to examine or analyze something carefully in order to understand it
3. to process data or code by analyzing its structure according to formal rules
Usage: computing

Examples

• Students learned to parse complex sentences in grammar class.
• The teacher asked us to parse the sentence to identify the subject and predicate.
• She tried to parse his confusing explanation.
• The computer program can parse XML files automatically.
• It’s difficult to parse the meaning from his vague statement.
• The compiler will parse the code for syntax errors.
• Can you help me parse this legal document?