march


Definition: Meaning of, march in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mɑːtʃ /

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march marched marched
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marching marches
  1. [intransitive] if soldiers or other people march somewhere, they walk there quickly with firm regular steps
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  2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a large group of people march somewhere, they walk there together to express their ideas or protest about something
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  3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk somewhere quickly and with determination, often because you are angry
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  4. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to force someone to walk somewhere with you, often pushing or pulling them roughly
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  5. be given/get your marching orders British English informal to be ordered to leave, especially because someone no longer wants you to work for them or no longer wants a relationship with you
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  6. time marches on used to say that as time goes by, situations change and things do not remain the same
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march marches
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  1. an organized event in which many people walk together to express their ideas or protest about something
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  2. when soldiers walk with firm regular steps from one place to another
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  3. on the march an army that is on the march is marching somewhere
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  4. on the march a belief, idea etc that is on the march is becoming stronger and more popular
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  5. a day's march/two weeks' march etc the distance a group of soldiers can march in a particular period of time
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  6. the march of time/history/progress etc formal the way that things happen or change over time and cannot be stopped
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  7. a piece of music for people to march to
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  8. marches [plural] the area around the border between England and Wales or between England and Scotland
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March


Definition: Meaning of, March in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mɑːtʃ /

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March Marches
[uncountable and countable] written abbreviation
  1. the third month of the year, between February and April
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MArch


Definition: Meaning of, MArch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mɑːʧ /

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  1. a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture
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MArch used in phrases

  • Ides of March, the
    1. March 15th, famous for being the day on which Julius CAESAR was killed by a group of his former friends because they thought he had too much power. CAESAR is supposed to have been warned by a FORTUNE-TELLER to "Beware the Ides of March"
  • Long March, the
    1. a long journey across China made in 1934-35 by Mao Zedong and his Communist army in order to reach a new base in northwest China. It was a dangerous journey because the marchers were often attacked by their enemies in the Nationalist army, and many of them died. Many of the people who took part in the Long March later became important members of the Communist government, including DENG XIAOPING . Only one third of the people were alive at the end
  • March 17 (noun)
    1. a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland
  • March 19 (noun)
    1. a Christian holy day
  • March 2 (noun)
    1. texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836
  • March 25 (noun)
    1. a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
  • March Hare, the
    1. a character in the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis CARROLL . He is a crazy HARE who talks nonsense.
  • March King (noun)
    1. 1854-1932 a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches
  • March equinox (noun)
    1. march 21
  • March hare (noun)
    1. which extends beyond March a hare during the rutting season, noted for very active behaviour
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