The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PARSE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Break down while reading crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARSE | 100 % | 5 |
Why may PARSE be the right solution?
"Break down" can mean to analyze or divide something into its parts, which is what "parse" means in the context of reading. Therefore, "parse" is the right solution.
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Crossword Answer definitions
PARSE noun- An act of parsing.
- The result of such an act.
- To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.
- To examine closely; to scrutinize.
- To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.
- To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar.
- Of a string of code or text, sentence, etc.: to conform to rules of grammar, to be syntactically valid.
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