march

March is defined as to walk in a steady way or to a beat, or to cause to go.

(verb)

  1. An example of march is to walk with a high school band.
  2. An example of march is to make soldiers walk toward a battle.

The definition of a march is the act of moving forward at a steady pace or beat, or the third month of the year.

(noun)

  1. An example of a march is a high school band parading around the track.
  2. An example of March is the month in which St. Patrick's Day falls.

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See march in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

  1. to walk with regular, steady steps of equal length, usually in a group or military formation
  2. to walk in a grave, stately way
  3. to advance or progress steadily

Origin: Fr marcher < OFr, prob. < Frank *markon < *marka, Mark: orig. sense prob. “to pace off the boundary”

transitive verb

  1. to cause (troops, etc.) to march
  2. to cause or force to go

noun

  1. the act of marching
  2. a regular forward movement; steady advance; progress: the march of events
  3. a regular, steady step or pace
  4. the distance covered in a period of marching: a day's march
  5. a long, tiring walk
  6. a piece of music, with a steady, even beat, suitable for marching
  7. an organized walk by a number of people demonstrating on some public issue: a peace march

noun

  1. a boundary, border, or frontier
  2. a borderland, esp. one in dispute

Origin: OFr < Frank *marka, mark

intransitive verb

Rare to have a common border (with); border

noun

the third month of the year, having 31 days: abbrev. Mar, Mr, or M

Origin: ME < OFr march, marz < L Martius (mensis), (month) of Mars < Mars, Mars

See march in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb marched, march·ing, march·es
verb, intransitive
  1. a. To walk steadily and rhythmically forward in step with others.
    b. To begin to move in such a manner: The troops will march at dawn.
  2. a. To proceed directly and purposefully: marched in and demanded to see the manager.
    b. To progress steadily onward; advance: Time marches on.
  3. To be arranged in an orderly fashion that suggests steady rhythmical progression.
  4. To participate in an organized walk, as for a public cause.
verb, transitive
  1. To cause to move or otherwise progress in a steady rhythmical manner: march soldiers into battle; marched us off to the dentist.
  2. To traverse by progressing steadily and rhythmically: They marched the route in a day.
noun
  1. The act of marching, especially:
    a. The steady forward movement of a body of troops.
    b. A long tiring journey on foot.
  2. Steady forward movement or progression: the march of time.
  3. A regulated pace: quick march; slow march.
  4. The distance covered within a certain period of time by moving or progressing steadily and rhythmically: a week's march away.
  5. Music A composition in regularly accented, usually duple meter that is appropriate to accompany marching.
  6. An organized walk or procession by a group of people for a specific cause or issue.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English marchen

Origin: , from Old French marchier

Origin: , from Frankish *markōn, to mark out; see merg- in Indo-European roots

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noun
  1. The border or boundary of a country or an area of land; a frontier.
  2. A tract of land bordering on two countries and claimed by both.
intransitive verb marched, march·ing, march·es
To have a common boundary: England marches with Scotland.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French marche

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see merg- in Indo-European roots

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noun Abbr. Mar.
The third month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. See Table at calendar.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman

Origin: , from Latin Mārtius (mēnsis), (month) of Mars

Origin: , from Mārs, Mārt-, Mars

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abbreviation
marchioness

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