: 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
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Noun (2)
Examples of march in a Sentence
Noun (1)
when it was first built, this castle protected what was then the country's northern march
Verb (1)
on the west, Maine marches entirely with the state of New Hampshire
Verb (2)
the band had to practice for hours to be able to march in perfect step
bleary-eyed commuters marching off to the train station for the morning commute
Noun (2)
the march of time
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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
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
Bunch your deductions Strategic charitable giving is especially important in a year like 2024, where the market is marching higher.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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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
Verb
Besides the traditional high-flying inflatables, marching bands and parade floats, the NBC telecast will also feature performing casts from Broadway shows like Death Becomes Her, Hell’s Kitchen and The Outsiders, as well as the iconic Radio City Rockettes.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
Bunch your deductions Strategic charitable giving is especially important in a year like 2024, where the market is marching higher.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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“March.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march. Accessed 14 Nov. 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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