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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024march1 /mɑrtʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to walk with regular steps, esp. in step with others:[no object]The soldiers marched down the street.
- to proceed in a deliberate manner:[no object]She marched off to bed.
- to go forward or advance:[no object]Time marches on.
- to take part in an organized march:[no object]They marched for civil rights.
- to cause to march:[~ + object]took her arm and marched her out the door.
n. [countable] - the act of marching:daily marches in the Army.
- the distance covered in a single period of marching:a day's march.
- advance;
progress:[usually singular]the march of science. - Music and Dancea piece of music with a rhythm suited to go with marching.
- a procession organized as a protest or demonstration:a march on Washington.
march•er, n. [countable]March1 /mɑrtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [proper noun]- the third month of the year, containing 31 days.
Abbr.: Mar. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024March•es (mär′chiz),USA pronunciation n. - Place Names The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 1,397,892;
3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km). Italian, Le Marche.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024march1 (märch),USA pronunciation v.i. - 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. v.t. - to cause to march.
- Idiomsmarch on, to march toward, as in protest or in preparation for confrontation or battle:The angry mob marched on the Bastille.
n. - the act or course of marching.
- the distance covered in a single period of marching.
- advance;
progress; forward movement:the march of science. - Music and Dancea piece of music with a rhythm suited to accompany marching.
- Idiomson the march, moving ahead;
progressing; advancing:Automation is on the march. - Idiomssteal a march on, to gain an advantage over, esp. secretly or slyly.
- Frankish *markōn presumably, to mark, pace out (a boundary); see mark1
- Middle French march(i)er, Old French marchier to tread, move
- late Middle English marchen 1375–1425
march2 (märch),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa tract of land along a border of a country;
frontier. - Place Namesmarches, the border districts between England and Scotland, or England and Wales.
v.i. - Place Namesto touch at the border;
border.
- Gmc; compare Old English gemearc, Gothic marka boundary; see mark1
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English marche 1250–1300
March (märch),USA pronunciation n. - the third month of the year, containing 31 days.
Abbr.: Mar. - Latin, short for Mārtius mēnsis month of Mars (Mārti-, stem of Mārs + -us adjective, adjectival suffix)
- Anglo-French Marche; replacing Old English Martius
- Middle English March(e) bef. 1050
March (märch for 1–3; märкн for 4),USA pronunciation n. - BiographicalFrancis Andrew, 1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer.
- BiographicalFredric (Frederick McIntyre Bickel), 1897–1975, U.S. actor.
Pey•ton Con•way (pāt′n kon′wā),USA pronunciation 1864–1955, U.S. army officer (son of Francis Andrew March).- Place NamesGerman name of the Morava.
March., - Marchioness.
M.Arch., - EducationMaster of Architecture.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Marches /ˈmɑːtʃɪz/ n the Marches ⇒ - the border area between England and Wales or Scotland, both characterized by continual feuding (13th–16th centuries)
- a region of central Italy. Capital: Ancona. Pop: 1 484 601 (2003 est). Area: 9692 sq km (3780 sq miles)
Italian name: Le Marche /le ˈmarke/ - any of various other border regions
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: march /mɑːtʃ/ vb - (intransitive) to walk or proceed with stately or regular steps, usually in a procession or military formation
- (transitive) to make (a person or group) proceed
- (transitive) to traverse or cover by marching
n - the act or an instance of marching
- a regular stride
- 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
- steal a march on ⇒ to gain an advantage over, esp by a secret or underhand enterprise
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French marchier to tread, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English mearcian to mark1ˈmarcher n march /mɑːtʃ/ n - Also called: marchland a frontier, border, or boundary or the land lying along it, often of disputed ownership
vb - (intr; often followed by upon or with) to share a common border (with)
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French marche, from Germanic; related to mark1 |