march

Meaning

Noun

1. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
2. A journey so walked.
3. A political rally or parade.
4. Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
5. Steady forward movement or progression.
6. The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
2. (transitive) To cause someone to walk somewhere.
3. To go to war; to make military advances.
4. (figuratively) To make steady progress.

Verb

To have common borders or frontiers

Synonyms

parade

walk

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marching

border

advance

go

journey

move

demonstration

travel

process

progress

marchland

expedition

borderland

maneuver

procession

demonstrate

boundary

protest

abut

proceed

line

frontier

field

border district

exhibit

evolution

enter

marching music

development

tread

trip

drill

butt

stride

adjoin

hike

range

butt against

step

pad

flounce

butt on

edge

flight

✈️

cover

favour

favor

course

Translations

marcha

Marsch

marche

marcia

marcha

marschieren

marxa

🚶

marcher

🚶

mars

marchar

marciare

marzo

marcheren

marchar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɑːtʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: marchen

Cognate with Persian: مرز

Cognate with Old English: mearc

Inherited from Old English: mearcian

Inherited from Middle English: marche

In summary

From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc (“mark, boundary”). Compare mark, from Old English mearcian.

Sentences

The march is supposed to take place in March .