march

¹

[ mahrch ]

verb (used without object)

1. to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
2. to walk in a stately, deliberate manner:

   The graduates marched to the front of the auditorium to the music of “Pomp and Circumstance.”

3. to engage in a procession organized as a demonstration of protest or support (sometimes followed by on ):

   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.

4. to move aggressively toward a place in preparation for confrontation or battle (followed by on ):

   The angry mob marched on the Bastille.

5. to go forward; advance; proceed:

   Time marches on.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to march:

   He marched his troops along the Niagara River toward Buffalo.

noun

1. the act or course of marching.
2. the distance covered in a single period of marching:

   The edge of the desert is three days' march away.

3. forward movement; advance; progress:

   The unrestrained march of science and technology may have some alarming social consequences.

4. a piece of music with a rhythm suited to accompany marching.
5. 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

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

march

³

[ mahrch ]

noun

1. a tract of land along a border of a country; frontier.
2. marches, the border districts between England and Scotland, or England and Wales.

verb (used without object)

1. to touch at the border; border.

March

⁴

[ mahrch mahrkh ]

noun

1. Francis Andrew, 1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer.
2. Fredric Frederick McIntyre Bickel, 1897–1975, U.S. actor.
3. Pey·ton Con·way [peyt, -n , kon, -wey], 1864–1955, U.S. army officer (son of Francis Andrew March).
4. German name of the Morava.

March.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Marchioness.

M.Arch.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Master of Architecture.

March.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Marchioness

MArch

²

abbreviation for

1. Master of Architecture

March

³

/ març /

noun

1. the German name for the Morava

March

⁴

/ mɑːtʃ /

noun

1. the third month of the year, consisting of 31 days

march

⁵

/ mɑːtʃ /

verb

1. intr to walk or proceed with stately or regular steps, usually in a procession or military formation
2. tr to make (a person or group) proceed

   he marched his army to the town

3. tr to traverse or cover by marching

   to march a route

noun

1. the act or an instance of marching
2. a regular stride

   a slow march

3. a long or exhausting walk
4. advance; progression (of time, etc)
5. a distance or route covered by marching
6. a piece of music, usually in four beats to the bar, having a strongly accented rhythm
7. steal a march on
   to gain an advantage over, esp by a secret or underhand enterprise

march

⁶

/ mɑːtʃ /

noun

1. Also calledmarchland a frontier, border, or boundary or the land lying along it, often of disputed ownership

verb

1. intr; often foll by upon or with to share a common border (with)

Derived Forms

• ˈmarcher, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of march¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher, Old French marchi(e)r “to tread, move,” from Frankish markōn (unattested) presumably, “to mark, pace out (a boundary)”; mark ¹

Origin of march²

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)

Origin of march³

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English march(e), from Anglo-French, Old French, from Germanic; compare Old English gemearc, Gothic marka “boundary”; mark ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of march¹

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

Origin of march²

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

Origin of march³

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. on the march, moving ahead; progressing; advancing:

   Automation is on the march.

2. steal a march on, to gain an advantage over, especially secretly or slyly.

More idioms and phrases containing march

In addition to the idiom beginning with march , also see steal a march on .

Example Sentences

The survey was conducted online between March and July, a period that covered the height of campus protests in April, May and June.

From Los Angeles Times

Rife’s Stay Golden Tour begins with a March 8 stop in Dallas and will include four stops across California.

From Los Angeles Times

There will be no winter break in this campaign either - meaning clubs will be playing pretty much solidly until the first World Cup qualifiers - and next Nations League games - take place in March.

From BBC

If trends continue as expected, there will perhaps be a pause in March.

From BBC

In March 2023 it said 1,300 jobs were to go, a fifth of its workforce, most of them at the Dunton site.

From BBC