march

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Middle English marchen from Middle French marcher (to march, to walk), from Old French marchier (to stride, to march, to trample), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *markōn (to mark, mark out, to press with the foot), from Proto-Germanic *marko, from Proto-Indo-European *mereg- (edge, boundary). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc "mark, boundary"

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Singular
march

Plural
marches

march (plural marches)

  1. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
  2. A political rally or parade
  3. Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
  4. Steady forward movement or progression.
    The march of time.
  5. (obsolete) Smallage.
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Infinitive
to march

Third person singular
marches

Simple past
marched

Past participle
marched

Present participle
marching

to march (third-person singular simple present marches, present participle marching, simple past and past participle marched)

  1. To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
  2. To go to war; to make military advances.
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From Middle English marche (tract of land along a country's border), from Old French marche (boundary, frontier), from Frankish *marka, from Proto-Germanic *marko, from Proto-Indo-European *mereg- (edge, boundary).

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Singular
march

Plural
marches

march (plural marches)

  1. (obsolete) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
      Therefore, sir, be my counsayle, rere up your lyege peple and sende kynges and dewkes to loke unto your marchis, and that the mountaynes of Almayne be myghtyly kepte.
  2. A region at a frontier governed by a marquess
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Infinitive
to march

Third person singular
marches

Simple past
marched

Past participle
marched

Present participle
marching

to march (third-person singular simple present marches, present participle marching, simple past and past participle marched)

  1. (intransitive) To have common borders or frontiers
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