English Dictionary
Definition of “march”
1march1 (mɑːtʃ
)
Definitions
verb
- (intr) to walk or proceed with stately or regular steps, usually in a procession or military formation
- (tr) to make (a person or group) proceed ⇒
he marched his army to the town
- (tr) to traverse or cover by marching ⇒
to march a route
noun
- the act or an instance of marching
- a regular stride ⇒
a slow march
- a long or exhausting walk
- advance; progression (of time, etc)
- a distance or route covered by marching
- a piece of music, usually in four beats to the bar, having a strongly accented rhythm
- See steal a march on
Alternative Forms
ˈmarcher noun Word Origin
C16: from Old French marchier to tread, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English mearcian to markC16: from Old French to tread, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English to 1
2march2 (mɑːtʃ)
Definitions
noun
- Also called marchlanda frontier, border, or boundary or the land lying along it, often of disputed ownership
verb
- (intr; often foll by upon or with) to share a common border (with)
Word Origin
C13: from Old French marche, from Germanic; related to markC13: from Old French from Germanic; related to 1
1March1 (mɑːtʃ)
Definitions
noun
- the third month of the year, consisting of 31 days
Word Origin
from Old French, from Latin Martius (month) of Mars
MArch
Definitions
abbreviation for
- Master of Architecture
March.
Definitions
abbreviation for
- Marchioness
Translations
- British English:
march
A march is the action, by a group of soldiers, of walking somewhere with very regular steps, as a group.After a short march, the soldiers entered the village.mɑːtʃ NOUN After a short march, the soldiers entered the village.
- Spanish:
marcha
nf
- French:
marche
nf
- German:
Marsch
nm Märsche
- Chinese: 行军 n
- Arabic: سَيْرٌ n
- Portuguese: marcha nf
- Russian: марш nm
- Croatian: marš nm
- Czech: pochod nm
- Danish: march nutr
- Dutch: mars n
- Finnish: marssi n
- Greek: οδοιπορία nnt
- Italian: marcia nf
- Japanese: 行進 n
- Korean: 행진 n
- Norwegian: marsj nm
- Polish: marsz nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: marcha nf
- European Spanish:
marcha
nf
- Swedish: marsch nutr
- Thai: การเดินขบวน n
- Turkish: uyun adım yürüyüş n
- Vietnamese: cuộc diễu hành n
- British English:
march
When soldiers march somewhere, or when a commanding officer marches them somewhere, they walk there with very regular steps, as a group.The soldiers were marching down the street. The captain called them to attention and marched them off to the main camp.mɑːtʃ VERB The soldiers were marching down the street. The captain called them to attention and marched them off to the main camp.
- Spanish:
marchar
v
- French:
défiler
vi
- German:
marschieren
v
- Chinese: 前进 v
- Arabic: يَسِيِرُ v
- Portuguese: marchar v
- Russian: маршировать v
- Croatian: marširati v
- Czech: pochodovat v
- Danish: marchere v
- Dutch: marcheren v
- Finnish: marssia v
- Greek: βαδίζω v
- Italian: marciare v
- Japanese: 行進する v
- Korean: 행진하다 v
- Norwegian: marsjere v
- Polish: pomaszerować nm maszerować
- Brazilian Portuguese: marchar v
- European Spanish:
marchar
v
- Swedish: marschera v
- Thai: เดิน v
- Turkish: uygun adım yürümek v
- Vietnamese: diễu hành v
- British English:
March
March is the third month of the year in the Western calendar.She was born in March 2001.mɑːtʃ NOUN She was born in March 2001.
- Spanish:
marzo
nm
- French:
mars
nm
- German:
März
nm
- Chinese: 三月 n
- Arabic: مَارِس n
- Portuguese: Março nm
- Russian: март nm
- Croatian: ožujak nm
- Czech: březen nm
- Danish: marts n
- Dutch: maart nm
- Finnish: maaliskuu n
- Greek: Μάρτιος nm
- Italian: marzo nm
- Japanese: 三月 n
- Korean: 3월 n
- Norwegian: mars nm
- Polish: marzec nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: março nm
- European Spanish:
marzo
nm
- Swedish: mars n
- Thai: เดือนกุมภาพันธุ์ n
- Turkish: Mart n
- Vietnamese: tháng Ba n
Usage examples
Lady Olivia was not singing tonight, but Chris was banging away on the piano, something vaguely martial, a march perhaps.
Butler, Gwendoline, Coffin on the Water (1986)Sarah commutes home at weekends to ride her horse and, when necessary, march.
Country Life (2004)Pity that Peter Clohessy's last march , his own Battle of Little Bighorn, had to come.
Irish Times (2002)One by one, other (later) composers fell prey to the relentless march of the style detectives.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The next morning he noted in his diary: `I was aroused by a band and a company of soldiers on the march.
Gavin Weightman, SIGNOR MARCONI'S MAGIC BOX: The invention that sparked the radio revolution (2003)
