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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 byon ).
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 byon ).
The angry mob marched on the Bastille.
to go forward; advance; proceed.
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.
forward movement; advance; progress.
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, mah
noun
Francis Andrew, 1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer.
Fredric Frederick McIntyre Bickel, 1897–1975, U.S. actor.
Peyton Conway 1864–1955, U.S. army officer (son of Francis Andrew March).
German name of the Morava.
March.
5abbreviation
Marchioness.
M.Arch.
6abbreviation
Master of Architecture.
march
1/ ɑːʃ /
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
to gain an advantage over, esp by a secret or underhand enterprise
march
2/ ɑːʃ /
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)
March
3/ ɑːʃ /
noun
the third month of the year, consisting of 31 days
March
4/ ç /
noun
the German name for the Morava
March.
5abbreviation
Marchioness
MArch
6abbreviation
Master of Architecture
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of march1
Origin of march2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of march1
Origin of march2
Origin of march3
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.
Example Sentences
The Staples Singers' music helped people keep marching when it was hard.
Clips showing Will immediately marching on stage and slapping him across the face and telling him to keep his wife's name out his mouth have been viewed millions of times online.
Railsback said a “speeding SUV drove around the march and struck a female pedestrian before fleeing the scene.”
Morello joined the recent anti-ICE marches in Los Angeles, where protest signs and slogans often echoed his band’s radical-resistance lyrics and imagery.
“ICE out of LA! Whose streets? Our streets!” a group chanted as they marched between City Hall and the Metropolitan Detention Center to a chorus of supportive honks from drivers.
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When To Use
March is the third month of the year. It follows February and is followed by April. It has 31 days.March is notable because it is one of the two times a year when an equinox occurs. Around March 20–21, the vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the autumnal equinox marks the beginning of fall in the Southern Hemisphere. (The reverse happens around September 22–23.)In places where spring begins in March, the proverb March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb is used to refer to the fact that the month often begins with harsh winter weather that eventually gives way to mild spring weather.In the U.S., March also includes the day on which people in many places adjust their clocks for daylight-saving time by setting them an hour later.March is Women’s History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day. In the U.S., St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17.The U.S. college basketball tournament known as March Madness starts in March.The word march is also a common word meaning “to walk in a military formation” or “to walk in a purposeful way.” It’s not related to the name of the month.Example: We had a blizzard last week and now people are walking around in shorts—that’s March weather for you.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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