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.
to go forward; advance; proceed: Time marches on.
verb (used with object)
to cause to march.
noun
the act or course of marching.
the distance covered in a single period of marching.
advance; progress; forward movement: the march of science.
a piece of music with a rhythm suited to accompany marching.
Idioms for march
march on, to march toward, as in protest or in preparation for confrontation or battle: The angry mob marched on the Bastille.
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.
Origin of march
1
1375–1425; late Middle English marchen<Middle French march(i)er,Old French marchier to tread, move <Frankish *markōn presumably, to mark, pace out (a boundary); see mark1
Words nearby march
Marcello, Marcellus, Marcellus I, Marcellus II, marcescent, march, March break, march brown, M.Arch.E., marcher, Marches
Definition for march (2 of 6)
march2
[ mahrch ]
/ mɑrtʃ /
noun
a tract of land along a border of a country; frontier.
marches,the border districts between England and Scotland, or England and Wales.
verb (used without object)
to touch at the border; border.
Origin of march
2
1250–1300; Middle English marche<Anglo-French, Old French <Germanic; compare Old English gemearc,Gothic marka boundary; see mark1
Definition for march (3 of 6)
March1
[ mahrch ]
/ mɑrtʃ /
noun
the third month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Mar.
Origin of March
1
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)
Definition for march (4 of 6)
March2
[ mahrch for 1-3; mahrkhfor 4 ]
/ mɑrtʃ for 1-3; mɑrx for 4 /
noun
Francis Andrew, 1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer.
FredricFrederick McIntyre Bickel, 1897–1975, U.S. actor.
Pey·ton Con·way[peyt-n -kon-wey], /ˈpeɪt n ˈkɒn weɪ/, 1864–1955, U.S. army officer (son of Francis Andrew March).