march
1
[ mahrch ]
/ mɑrtʃ /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause to march.
noun
Idioms for march
Origin of march
1
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
Definition for marching (2 of 2)
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
2
1250–1300; Middle English
marche < Anglo-French, Old French < Germanic; compare Old English
gemearc, Gothic
marka boundary; see
mark1
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British Dictionary definitions for marching (1 of 5)
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 marching (2 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for marching (3 of 5)
MArch
abbreviation for
Master of Architecture
British Dictionary definitions for marching (4 of 5)
march
1
/ (mɑːtʃ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of march
marcher, nounWord Origin for march
C16: from Old French
marchier to tread, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English
mearcian to
mark
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British Dictionary definitions for marching (5 of 5)
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
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Idioms and Phrases with marching
march