parse
verb (used with object)
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
parsed
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past participleof parse.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof parse.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
parseverb (used with object)to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
Example Sentences
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About 74% of returns that filed a capital gain in 2022 had household incomes of less than $200,000, according to Internal Revenue Service data parsed by Americans for Tax Reform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The LAPD’s Nike case has been parsed in the online sneakerhead community, with questions raised about how much local dealers knew — or should have known — about the origins of their merchandise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
For his part, Thomas writes as though history resides principally in legal texts, 19th-century dictionaries, and carefully parsed debates over sovereignty.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
U.S. stocks were modestly lower Wednesday as investors parsed comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh for clues about the path of interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
As I parsed Latin sentences, I noted 03-01’s interest in my progress.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
