parse
verb (used with object)
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
has parsed
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present perfectof parse (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In a terrifically searing essay, critic Ben Davis has parsed the art world’s reactions to “Brexit” and found them lacking. “
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2016
Despite South Africa's varied and independent media—which has parsed and analyzed this story at length—and the country's decent courts, this story is one of many that have never been resolved to anyone's satisfaction.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2013
While Morris has parsed and reoriented the story effectively, he hasn't fully exploited the device's capabilities in order to reanimate the wild technological imaginings of the story as Shelley herself might have done.
From The Guardian ● May 17, 2012
Touch it not with any tool: Surely we may understand it,— As the heart has parsed or scanned it Is a worthy way, Though found not in any School The Book of Joyous Children.
From The Book of Joyous Children by Will Vawter
