parse

4 definitions • 6 examples

to separate a sentence into grammatical parts, such as subject, verb, etc.:

These days, children aren't taught how to parse a sentence.

to examine computer data and change it into a form that can be easily read or understood :

Before version 3.0, a stream was converted to a string before being parsed.

to examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it:

We parse every moment for clues to why he took his life.

The economist parses the roles of emotion, cognition, and perception in the understanding of business risk.

to understand something:

Some people know they're gay from an early age, but others don't parse it until much later.

For those trying to parse what he thinks about the proposed changes, today's hearing was hard going.