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| march [ maarch ] |
verb (past and past participle marched, present participle march·ing, 3rd person present singular march·es) |
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1. intransitive verb walk in military fashion: to walk with regular formalized movements of the arms and legs at a steady rhythmic pace, often in formation
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2. transitive and intransitive verb move in military-style formation: to proceed somewhere, or direct a body of people or troops to proceed somewhere, on foot, in a disciplined military or military-style formation
  marched the troops off to battle
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3. intransitive verb set off: to set off, usually on foot, on a military campaign or expedition
Our orders are to march at daybreak.
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4. intransitive verb walk with determination: to walk quickly and with an air of determination
marched in and demanded to see the manager
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5. transitive verb force somebody to go somewhere: to force somebody to accompany you, usually by physically taking hold of the person
grabbed the boys and marched them into the house
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6. intransitive verb walk to protest or publicize something: to take part in a political demonstration or protest in the form of an organized walk in procession by a group of people to a place in support of a cause
remembered crowds marching against the war
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7. intransitive verb pass steadily: to pass steadily or inexorably
Time marches on.
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noun (plural march·es) |
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1. act or extent of marching: a journey on foot, especially under military discipline or in a military formation
a four-hour march back to the camp
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2. walk for protest or publicity: a political demonstration or protest in the form of an organized walk in procession by a group of people to a place in support of a cause
a protest march
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3. marching speed: a particular speed or style of marching
advanced at a slow march
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4. movement forward: a steady forward movement or progression
the march of time
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5. music in marching rhythm: a piece of music especially written or suitable to accompany marching, usually with a regular emphatic beat and in a military style
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| [14th century. < French marcher< Germanic, "measure off"] |
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| march·er noun |
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on the march
1. proceeding somewhere on foot, especially purposefully and in a military or military-style formation
2. advancing or making progress
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steal a march on somebody to do or achieve something before somebody else, thereby gaining an advantage over that person
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