: a border region : frontier
especially
: a district originally set up to defend a boundary
—usually used in plural
the Welsh marches
marched; marching; marches
: to have common borders or frontiers
a region that marches with Canada in the north and the Pacific in the west
marched; marching; marches
1
: to move along steadily usually with a rhythmic stride and in step with others
2
3
: to stand in orderly array suggestive of marching
1
: to cause to march
marched the children off to bed
2
: to cover by marching : traverse
marched 10 miles
1
: a musical composition that is usually in duple or quadruple time with a strongly accentuated beat and that is designed or suitable to accompany marching
2
a(1)
: the action of marching
(2)
: the distance covered within a specific period of time by marching
(3)
: a regular measured stride or rhythmic step used in marching
b
: forward movement : progress
the march of a movie toward the climax
3
: an organized procession of demonstrators who are supporting or protesting something
Synonyms
Noun (1)
Verb (1)
Verb (2)
Noun (2)
Examples of march in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
—Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2020
As long as some leafy growth is left behind the plant will continue its unceasing march toward taking over the whole herb bed.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 4 July 2020
Organizers of the march were shocked at the massive turnout; at a rally for Polanco organized shortly after her death, only 600 or 700 people showed up.
—Photo: Michael Noble Jr./getty Images., refinery29.com, 17 June 2020
The march was organized on social media and drew a diverse crowd of old and young.
—John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2020
Demo was a march that looped the city several times.
—NBC News, 3 June 2020
While Prigozhin’s march is publicly being treated as an internal Russia affair for now, nuclear safety is the top issue that could draw in multilateral organizations like the United nations, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Time, 27 June 2023
Prigozhin was seen Saturday leaving Rostov, the city in southern Russia his forces had seized hours earlier before starting a march toward Moscow.
—WSJ, 27 June 2023
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Videos circulating on social media over the weekend showed hundreds of people marching through the streets of Agadez to protest the U.S. military presence.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Then began a parade of characters and stories, led by Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse with many more to follow, marching into the public domain, where anyone can do anything with anything and shape it into a new generation of stories and ideas.
—Andrew Dalton, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Its eight tracks march forward with a daring new sound, enriched by Hammond organ, drums, marimba, and electric guitar.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 16 Apr. 2024
The deals are a reminder that the companies that make up the Silicon Valley economy never march in lockstep.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
If Israel does not now announce attainable political goals and activate a diplomatic channel to achieve them, the war will march the country to the precipice.
—Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2024
Iran’s president, Ibrahim Raisi, and the commander in chief of the Quds Force, General Ismail Ghaani, who was dressed in black civilian clothes rather than in uniform, marched with the crowd of mourners in Tehran, state media showed.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Last year’s climate march in New York City attracted perhaps seventy-five thousand people; in 2014, four hundred thousand marched through the streets to the United Nations.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2024
Noun
On Saline’s first drive, Carr — who nearly had his first throw get picked off — went 6-for-6 for 55 yards as the nine-play, 80-yard march was capped by a 15-yard TD run by Rush.
—Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2023
Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
—Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2020
As long as some leafy growth is left behind the plant will continue its unceasing march toward taking over the whole herb bed.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 4 July 2020
Organizers of the march were shocked at the massive turnout; at a rally for Polanco organized shortly after her death, only 600 or 700 people showed up.
—Photo: Michael Noble Jr./getty Images., refinery29.com, 17 June 2020
The march was organized on social media and drew a diverse crowd of old and young.
—John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2020
Demo was a march that looped the city several times.
—NBC News, 3 June 2020
While Prigozhin’s march is publicly being treated as an internal Russia affair for now, nuclear safety is the top issue that could draw in multilateral organizations like the United nations, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Time, 27 June 2023
Prigozhin was seen Saturday leaving Rostov, the city in southern Russia his forces had seized hours earlier before starting a march toward Moscow.
—WSJ, 27 June 2023
Verb
In downtown Chicago, students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and Roosevelt University also protested, marching along Michigan Avenue before police ushered them into Millennium Park, as seen in videos shared on social media by attendees.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Videos circulating on social media over the weekend showed hundreds of people marching through the streets of Agadez to protest the U.S. military presence.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Then began a parade of characters and stories, led by Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse with many more to follow, marching into the public domain, where anyone can do anything with anything and shape it into a new generation of stories and ideas.
—Andrew Dalton, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Its eight tracks march forward with a daring new sound, enriched by Hammond organ, drums, marimba, and electric guitar.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 16 Apr. 2024
The deals are a reminder that the companies that make up the Silicon Valley economy never march in lockstep.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
If Israel does not now announce attainable political goals and activate a diplomatic channel to achieve them, the war will march the country to the precipice.
—Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2024
Iran’s president, Ibrahim Raisi, and the commander in chief of the Quds Force, General Ismail Ghaani, who was dressed in black civilian clothes rather than in uniform, marched with the crowd of mourners in Tehran, state media showed.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Last year’s climate march in New York City attracted perhaps seventy-five thousand people; in 2014, four hundred thousand marched through the streets to the United Nations.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2024
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march
2 of 4 verb1
: to move along with a steady regular stride especially in step with others
2
: to move in a direct purposeful manner : progress
marcher
noun
march
3 of 4 noun1
a
: the action of marching
b
: the distance covered within a period of time by marching
c
: a regular even step used in marching
2
: forward movement : progress
the march of time
3
: a musical piece with a strong regular rhythm that is suitable to march to
March
4 of 4 noun
: the third month of the year
Etymology
Noun
Middle English March "the third month," from early French march (same meaning), derived from Latin martius "of (the god) Mars"
Word Origin
One of the gods worshipped by the ancient Romans was a war god named Mars. In his honor they named one of the months of the year martius, which means "of Mars" or "belonging to Mars." The Latin martius later became march in early French, and it was from early French that the word came into English.
Medical Definition
march
noun
: the progression of epileptic activity through the motor centers of the cerebral cortex that is manifested in localized convulsions in first one and then an adjacent part of the body
the Jacksonian march of convulsions
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