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march

/mɑɹt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

March means: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.

Synonyms for march22

noun, as in district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area

borderland, border district, marchland

noun, as in a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture

Master of Architecture

noun, as in the month following February and preceding April

noun, as in the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

marching

noun, as in genre of music written for marching

marching music

verb, as in lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt, butt against, butt on

verb, as in walk ostentatiously

verb, as in march in a procession

verb, as in march in protest; take part in a demonstration

also used for march

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What does march mean?14

verb

1

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary“Canada adjoins the U.S.”

2

walk ostentatiously“She parades her new husband around town”

3

march in a procession“They processed into the dining room”

4

march in protest; take part in a demonstration“Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle”

5

force to march“The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria”

6

walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride“He marched into the classroom and announced the exam”

7

cause to march or go at a marching pace“They marched the mules into the desert”

noun

1

district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area“the Welsh marches between England and Wales”

2

a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture

3

the month following February and preceding April

4

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)“it was a long march”

5

genre of music written for marching“Sousa wrote the best marches”

6

a steady advance“the march of science”

7

a procession of people walking together“the march went up Fifth Avenue”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with march?2

one syllable

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March in a sentence

  • The commanding officer marched, with soldiers following behind.unknown
  • We marched down the street - stomp, stomp, stomp.AlanF_US
  • I hope you will join us in the parade and march along the street.Zifre
  • Every march is composed of just a few steps.KoreanBeaver
  • He composed a funeral march for his own funeral.Lepotdeterre
  • The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.Hybrid
  • The march toward progress is really more of a haphazard stagger.shekitten
  • We like to march on the parade ground.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of march

as a noun

plural
marches

as a verb

past tense
marched
present participle
marching
third-person singular
marches
past participle
marched