March Meaning
/mɑːtʃ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
nounA journey so walked.
Sentence Examples
I hope you will join us in the parade and march along the street.
Medical science is always on the march.
The soldiers began to march toward the castle in the morning.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldiers began to ____ in perfect unison towards the parade ground early in the morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The soldiers began their ____ towards the city at dawn, determined to reach it before the sun went down.
Word Origin & History
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)).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Mr. Nelson covered the Selma-to-Montgomery freedom marches, including Bloody Sunday, on March 7, 1965, when 600 marchers were attacked with billy clubs and tear gas."
— 2009 October 21, Dennis Hevesi, “Jack Nelson, Journalist, Dies at 80”, in The New York Times, retrieved 12 Jun 2014:
"The column marching in double file, the instructor commands: […]"
— 1864, United States War Department, The 1864 Field Artillery Tactics, Stackpole Books, published 2005, →ISBN, page 120:
"The old man heaved himself from the chair, seized Jessamy by her pinafore frill and marched her to the house."
— 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 84:
"The armies drawing constantly nearer to each other, the king advised with his council, whether he should march against the Britons, or sall upon the count of Gharolois."
— 1746, Charles Pinot Duclos, The history of Lewis xi. king of France. Transl, page 169:
"Some say history repeats itself, that time is cyclical. Others cling to the notion of progress and change over time. Apparently Nancy Walker marches to a different drummer — marches backwards, that is. Her ideas on art and society seem quaint and odd on the one hand and, on the other, petty and regressive."
— 1981 December 27, Wade Nichols, “Victorian Imperialism”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 5:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldiers began to ____ in perfect unison towards the parade ground early in the morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The soldiers began their ____ towards the city at dawn, determined to reach it before the sun went down.