march

[ mahrch ]

/ mɑrtʃ /

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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.

to go forward; advance; proceed: Time marches on.

verb (used with object)

to cause to march.

noun

the act or course of marching.

the distance covered in a single period of marching.

advance; progress; forward movement: the march of science.

a piece of music with a rhythm suited to accompany marching.

Idioms for march

march on, to march toward, as in protest or in preparation for confrontation or battle: The angry mob marched on the Bastille.

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.

Origin of march

1375–1425; late Middle English marchen < Middle French march(i)er, Old French marchier to tread, move < Frankish *markōn presumably, to mark, pace out (a boundary); see mark¹

Words nearby march

marcello, marcellus, marcellus i, marcellus ii, marcescent, march, march break, march brown, march fly, march fracture, march hare

Definition for march (2 of 6)

march ²

[ mahrch ]

/ mɑrtʃ /

noun

a tract of land along a border of a country; frontier.

marches, the border districts between England and Scotland, or England and Wales.

verb (used without object)

to touch at the border; border.

Origin of march

1250–1300; Middle English marche < Anglo-French, Old French < Germanic; compare Old English gemearc, Gothic marka boundary; see mark¹

Definition for march (3 of 6)

March ¹

[ mahrch ]

/ mɑrtʃ /

noun

the third month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Mar.

Origin of March

before 1050; Middle English March(e) < Anglo-French Marche; replacing Old English Martius < Latin, short for Mārtius mēnsis month of Mars ( Mārti-, stem of Mārs + -us adj. suffix)

Definition for march (4 of 6)

March ²

[ mahrch for 1–3; mahrkh for 4 ]

/ mɑrtʃ for 1–3; mɑrx for 4 /

noun

Francis Andrew,1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer.

FredricFrederick McIntyre Bickel,1897–1975, U.S. actor.

Pey·ton Con·way

[peyt-n kon-wey] /ˈpeɪt n ˈkɒn weɪ/,1864–1955, U.S. army officer (son of Francis Andrew March).

German name of the Morava.

Definition for march (5 of 6)

March.

Marchioness.

Definition for march (6 of 6)

M.Arch.

Master of Architecture.

Example sentences from the Web for march

Her focus would be on the three months, January through March 1965, that gave birth to the Voting Rights Act.

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The NYPD Emerald Society pipes and drums struck up a slow march and the procession began the journey to the cemetery.

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In March, police arrested a group of wealthy businessmen and government officials who were about to dine on illegal tiger meat.

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She flew to New York in March and shot it in just three weeks.

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The march to Ali-Musjid occupied the greater part of the day.

Our Soldiers |W.H.G. Kingston
The road was hard and dry as there was a high March wind, although not at present a cold one.

The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory |Margaret Vandercook
During Wednesday's march, 17th August, we crossed the low shoulders of many rocky ridges.

Khartoum Campaign, 1898 |Bennet Burleigh
On the 20th of March of that year the exile of Elba made an appeal to all faithful soldiers, and it was not made in vain.

The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. |E. Rameur
Betwixt the cold sun and the hard earth, a dust-befogged wind, plainly borrowed from March, was sweeping the street.

Mary Marston |George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for march (1 of 6)

march ¹

/ (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 on to gain an advantage over, esp by a secret or underhand enterprise

Derived forms of march

marcher, noun

Word Origin for march

C16: from Old French marchier to tread, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English mearcian to mark 1

British Dictionary definitions for march (2 of 6)

march ²

/ (mɑːtʃ) /

noun

Also called: marchland 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)

Word Origin for march

C13: from Old French marche, from Germanic; related to mark 1

British Dictionary definitions for march (3 of 6)

March ¹

/ (mɑːtʃ) /

noun

the third month of the year, consisting of 31 days

Word Origin for March

from Old French, from Latin Martius (month) of Mars

British Dictionary definitions for march (4 of 6)

March ²

/ (març) /

noun

the German name for the Morava (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for march (5 of 6)

MArch

abbreviation for

Master of Architecture

British Dictionary definitions for march (6 of 6)

March.

abbreviation for

Marchioness

Idioms and Phrases with march

march

In addition to the idiom beginning with march

marching orders, get one's
march to a different beat

also see:

steal a march on

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