march
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Britannica Dictionary definition of MARCH
1
[no object]
a
:
to walk with regular steps as a group
:
to walk in the regular and organized way of soldiers
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The band marched onto the field.
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The soldiers were lined up and ordered to begin marching.
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Hundreds of people marched in the parade.
b
always followed by an adverb or preposition
:
to go into, out of, or through a place as an army
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The army marched south to cut off the enemy's retreat.
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Enemy troops were marching on the city. [=they were coming toward the city to attack it]
2
[no object]
:
to walk with a large group of people who are protesting or supporting something
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We marched for/against new elections.
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Demonstrators marched on City Hall to protest the war.
3
[no object]
:
to walk somewhere quickly in a direct and forceful way
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He marched angrily out the door.
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I marched into the office and demanded an answer.
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She marched right up to me and asked what was wrong.
4
[+ object]
:
to cause or force (a person) to walk somewhere
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see also frog-march
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They marched the prisoners through the streets of the city.
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We marched the children off to bed. [=we made the children go to bed]
march on
[phrasal verb]
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to go or continue onward
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Time marches on.
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Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.
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There were hundreds of marchers in the parade.
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protest marchers
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march
/ˈmɑɚtʃ/
noun
plural
marches
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march
/ˈmɑɚtʃ/
noun
plural
marches
Britannica Dictionary definition of MARCH
1
[count]
a
:
an act of walking together as an organized group
:
an act of marching
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The soldiers were ordered to begin their march.
especially
:
an organized walk by a large group of people to support or protest something
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a protest march
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They led a march in support of affirmative action.
b
:
the distance covered by marching for a specified period of time
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The nearest town was a day's march away.
2
[singular]
somewhat formal
:
forward movement or progress
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the march of time/civilization
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Time continues its march onward/forward.
3
[count]
:
a piece of music with a strong regular beat that is written to be played while people are marching
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They played the general's favorite march.
on the march
1
:
marching toward a place
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Thousands of troops were on the march.
2
:
going forward
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Time is on the march.
steal a march on
chiefly British
:
to get ahead of or win an advantage over (someone) in an unexpected and clever way
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He stole a march on his competitors by being the first to put the product on the market.
