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march
1[ mahrch ]
verb (used without object)
- to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
- to walk in a stately, deliberate manner:
The graduates marched to the front of the auditorium to the music of “Pomp and Circumstance.”
- to engage in a procession organized as a demonstration of protest or support (sometimes followed by on ):
During the trade talks, thousands marched in support of farmers and the farming industry.
Municipal workers marched on city hall to protest cuts in garbage collection.
- to move aggressively toward a place in preparation for confrontation or battle (followed by on ):
The angry mob marched on the Bastille.
Time marches on.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to march:
He marched his troops along the Niagara River toward Buffalo.
noun
- the act or course of marching.
- the distance covered in a single period of marching:
The edge of the desert is three days' march away.
The unrestrained march of science and technology may have some alarming social consequences.
- a piece of music with a rhythm suited to accompany marching.
- a procession organized as a demonstration of protest or support:
There were antiwar marches in major cities across the nation.
On July 29 there will be a march for universal healthcare.
March
2[ mahrch ]
noun
- the third month of the year, containing 31 days. : Mar.
march
3[ mahrch ]
March
4[ mahrch mahrkh ]
noun
- Francis Andrew, 1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer.
- Fredric Frederick McIntyre Bickel, 1897–1975, U.S. actor.
- Pey·ton Con·way [peyt, -n , kon, -wey], 1864–1955, U.S. army officer (son of Francis Andrew March).
- German name of the Morava.
March.
5abbreviation for
- Marchioness.
M.Arch.
6abbreviation for
- Master of Architecture.
march
1/ mɑːtʃ /
noun
- Also calledmarchland a frontier, border, or boundary or the land lying along it, often of disputed ownership
verb
- intr; often foll by upon or with to share a common border (with)
MArch
2abbreviation for
- Master of Architecture
March.
4abbreviation for
- Marchioness
march
5/ mɑːtʃ /
verb
- intr to walk or proceed with stately or regular steps, usually in a procession or military formation
- tr to make (a person or group) proceed
he marched his army to the town
- tr to traverse or cover by marching
to march a route
noun
- the act or an instance of marching
- a regular stride
a slow march
- a long or exhausting walk
- advance; progression (of time, etc)
- a distance or route covered by marching
- a piece of music, usually in four beats to the bar, having a strongly accented rhythm
- steal a march onsteal a march on to gain an advantage over, esp by a secret or underhand enterprise
March
6/ mɑːtʃ /
noun
- the third month of the year, consisting of 31 days
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Derived Forms
- ˈmarcher, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of march1
Origin of march2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of march1
Origin of march2
Origin of march3
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Idioms and Phrases
- on the march, moving ahead; progressing; advancing:
Automation is on the march.
- steal a march on, to gain an advantage over, especially secretly or slyly.
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In addition to the idiom beginning with march , also see steal a march on .Advertisement
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