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march¹
- /mɑːtʃ/ UK
- /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ US
- /mɐːtʃ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /maɾtʃ/ Scotland
Sounds like March · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tʃ
Where it comes from
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)).
noun marches
- A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
- A journey so walked.
- A political rally or parade. 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.
- Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
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Steady forward movement or progression.
the march of time
Similar: process, advancement, progression
- The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.
verb marches · marching · marched
- To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does. The column marching in double file, the instructor commands: […]
- To cause someone to walk somewhere. The old man heaved himself from the chair, seized Jessamy by her pinafore frill and marched her to the house.
- To go to war; to make military advances. 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.
- To make steady progress. 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 regr
march²
- /mɑːtʃ/ UK
- /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ US
- /mɐːtʃ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /maɾtʃ/ Scotland
Sounds like March · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English marche (“tract of land along a country's border”), from Old French marche (“boundary, frontier”), from Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”).
noun marches
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A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.
Juan's companion was a Romagnole, / But bred within the March of old Ancona[…].
Similar: frontier, marchland, borderland
- A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
verb marches · marching · marched
- To have common borders or frontiers
march³
- /mɑːtʃ/ UK
- /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ US
- /mɐːtʃ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /maɾtʃ/ Scotland
Sounds like March · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English merche, from Old English merċe, mereċe, from Proto-West Germanic *marik, from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“sea”). Cognate Middle Low German merk, Old High German merc, Old Norse merki (“celery”). Compare also obsolete or regional more (“carrot or parsnip”), from Proto-Indo-European *mork- (“edible herb, tuber”).
noun marches
- Smallage.
March⁴
- /mɑːtʃ/ UK
- /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ US
- /mɐːtʃ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /maɾtʃ/ Scotland
Sounds like march · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors.
proper noun Marches · Mar · Mar. · MAR
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The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox.
Holonyms: calendar year; year
Similar: Third Month
- A surname from Middle English for someone born in March, or for someone living near a boundary (marche).
- A male given name from English. “Kendall told me about a man named March Flack. A radio actor who disappeared years ago. I assumed that was here.”
- A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4196).
- A municipality near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States, named after the month.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: parade, stride, exhibit, process, demonstrate, mar, marching music, procession, way, works, walking, motion, flag, mark, walk, step
Translations
Every language
noun formal, rhythmic way of walking
| Español | marcha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 행진 haengjin |
| 日本語 | 行進 kōshin |
| 中文 | 行進 /行进 xíngjìn |
| हिन्दी | मार्च mārc, पदयात्रा padyātrā |
| Kiswahili | machi |
| Português | marcha |
| Français | marche |
| Deutsch | Marsch |
| Italiano | marcia |
| Română | marș |
| Русский | марш marš |
| العربية | مَسِيرَة masīra |
| עברית | צְעִידָה tseidá |
noun political rally or parade
| Español | marcha, manifestación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 행진 haengjin |
| 日本語 | 行進 kōshin |
| 中文 | 進軍 /进军 jìnjūn |
| हिन्दी | मार्च mārc, पदयात्रा padyātrā |
| Português | passeata, marcha |
| Français | défilé, manifestation |
| Deutsch | Parade |
| Italiano | marcia |
| Русский | марш marš |
| العربية | مَسِيرَة masīra |
| עברית | מִצְעָד mits'ád, צְעָדָה tseadá |
noun song in the genre of music written for marching
| Español | marcha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 행진곡 haengjin'gok |
| 日本語 | 行進曲 kōshinkyoku |
| 中文 | 進行曲 /进行曲 jìnxíngqū |
| Português | marcha |
| Français | marche |
| Deutsch | Marsch, Marschmusik |
| Italiano | marcia |
| Ελληνικά | εμβατήριο emvatírio |
| Română | marș |
| Русский | марш marš |
| Tiếng Việt | hành khúc |
| العربية | لَحْن السَّيْر laḥn as-sayr, مَارْش mārš |
| עברית | מארש marsh |
noun steady forward movement or progression
| Kiswahili | machi |
|---|---|
| Português | marcha |
| Deutsch | Fortgang, Lauf |
| Italiano | marcia |
| Русский | ход xod, тече́ние tečénije |
verb walk with long, regular strides
| Español | marchar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 행군하다 haenggun-hada |
| 日本語 | 行軍する kōgun-suru |
| 中文 | 行軍 /行军 xíngjūn, 行進 /行进 xíngjìn |
| Português | marchar |
| Français | marcher |
| Deutsch | marschieren |
| Italiano | marciare |
| Română | mărșălui, mărșui |
| Русский | марширова́ть marširovátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | hành quân |
| العربية | سَارَ sāra |
verb go to war; make military advances
| Español | marchar |
|---|---|
| Português | marchar |
| Deutsch | in den Krieg ziehen |
| Русский | марширова́ть marširovátʹ |
verb make steady progress
| Español | marchar |
|---|
noun border region
| Español | marca |
|---|---|
| Português | fronteira |
| Deutsch | Mark |
| Italiano | marca |
| Română | marcă |
| Русский | марка marka |
noun region at a frontier governed by a marquess
| Español | marca |
|---|---|
| Português | marquesado |
| Français | marche |
| Deutsch | Mark |
| Italiano | marca |
| Русский | марка marka |
name third month of the Gregorian calendar
| Español | marzo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 삼월 samwol |
| 日本語 | 三月 sangatsu, 弥生 yayoi |
| 中文 | 三月 sānyuè |
| हिन्दी | मार्च mārc |
| Kiswahili | Machi |
| Português | março |
| Français | mars |
| Deutsch | März, Lenzing |
| Italiano | marzo |
| Ελληνικά | Μάρτιος Mártios, Μάρτης Mártis |
| Română | martie, mărțișor |
| Русский | март mart |
| Tiếng Việt | tháng Ba, tháng ba |
| العربية | مَارِس māris, آذَار ʔāḏār |
| עברית | מארס, מַרְס mars, מֶרְץ merts |
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