march

CEFRA2

/mɑːtʃ/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To walk with regular steps, especially as soldiers do.

  2. 02

    noun

    A walk by many people to show support or protest.

Examples

  • I hope you will join us in the parade and march along the street.

  • Medical science is always on the march.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /maɾtʃ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A journey so walked.

  2. A political rally or parade.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.

More examples

In context

  • The soldiers began to march toward the castle in the morning.

  • Holonyms: calendar year; year

  • the march of time

Synonyms

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The soldiers began to blank in perfect unison towards the parade ground early in the morning.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc (“mark, boundary”). Compare mark, from Old English mearcian. Compare typologically Russian сле́довать (slédovatʹ) (akin to след (sled)). Also compare пятно́ (pjatnó) (<~ пята́ (pjatá)).