Standard Lemma guide

parsing

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɑː.zɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈpɑɹ.sɪŋ/
  • CMU ARPABET: P AA1 R S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process in which an agent (person or computer) parses something (a text, a program).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Parsing an Old English text can be difficult.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance of that act or process; a parse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • A parsing of a sentence about a horse can yield several possible results.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any result of such an instance; a parse; an acceptation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • Upon review, for the word horse, the parsing "animal" was rejected in favor of the parsing "piece of gymnastic equipment".

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of parse

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: разбор (razbor) — Translations
  • French: analyse syntaxique — Translations
  • German: Syntaxanalyse — Translations
  • German: Parsen — Translations
  • German: Parsing — Translations
  • Malay: penghuraian — Translations
  • Māori: poroporo — Translations
  • Portuguese: análise sintática — Translations
  • Russian: синтакси́ческий разбо́р (sintaksíčeskij razbór) — Translations
  • Russian: синтакси́ческий ана́лиз (sintaksíčeskij análiz) — Translations
  • Russian: па́рсинг (pársing) — Translations