R. S. Anson
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If parse brings up memories of learning the parts of speech in school, you've done your homework regarding this word. Parsing sentences, after all, is part and parcel of learning to read and write. Parse comes from the first element of the Latin term for "part of speech," pars orationis. It's an old word that has been used since at least the mid 1500s, but it was not until the late 1700s that parse graduated to its extended, non-grammar-related sense of "to examine in a minute way" or "to analyze critically." Remember this extended sense, and you'll really be at the head of the class.
Examples of parse in a Sentence
Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 14 July 2025
This doesn't mean abandoning creativity but embedding it in a framework that AI can parse.
—Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Claude’s thoughtful user interface and approach to privacy deserve praise, and the chatbot does a reasonably good job of responding to prompts with accuracy and detail, whether that means analyzing manuals, parsing the internet, solving math problems, or writing poems.
—PC Magazine, 7 July 2025
Experts are still parsing faint signals in tornado data and trends, which could hold life-or-death consequences for Kentucky communities.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Parse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parse. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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