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march en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • märch (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ (US)
  • /mɑːtʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /maɾtʃ/ (Scotland)
  • /mɐːtʃ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

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)).

Meanings

  1. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
  2. A journey so walked.
  3. 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. 2009 October 21, Dennis Hevesi, “Jack Nelson, Journalist, Dies at 80”, in The New York Times, retrieved 12 Jun 2014:
  4. Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
  5. Steady forward movement or progression.
    • the march of time
  6. The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
marches Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

on a march · Jacksonian march · rogue's march · death march · loaded march · hour of march · freedom march · on the march · march hemoglobinuria · march-order · march-movement · in a full march · steal a march · minute of march · Jarvis march · gain a march on · routemarch · route-march · make a march · march-past · march-on · funeral march · long march through the institutions · marchlike · line of march · march haemoglobinuria · march music · route march · march tumor · forced march · outmarch · frog march · march tumour · grand march · wedding march · countermarch · quick march · in march · march-time · marchy · frog's march · force-march · frog-march · snowball marches · March to the Sea · dead march · get a march on · march to a different drummer · double march · slow march · march out

Hypernyms

journey

Relateds

volksmarch · démarche

Synonyms

advancement · progression · rally · parade · protest · process

Translations (192)

hy քայլերթ (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · sv marsch (political rally or parade) · pt marcha (song in the genre of music written for marching) · hu menet (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · af mars (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · tr coşturu (song in the genre of music written for marching) · tr marş (song in the genre of music written for marching) · is gangur (steady forward movement or progression) · tr ilerleyiş (steady forward movement or progression) · it marcia (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · he מארש (song in the genre of music written for marching) · tr marş (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ko 행진 (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ja 行進 (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · fi marssi (political rally or parade) · ar لَحْن السَّيْر (song in the genre of music written for marching) · bg марш (song in the genre of music written for marching) · cmn 進軍 /进军 (political rally or parade) · da march (political rally or parade) · gd màrsail (political rally or parade) · hi पदयात्रा (political rally or parade) · hu felvonulás (political rally or parade) · pt marcha (political rally or parade) · nb forløp (steady forward movement or progression) · af parade (political rally or parade) · da march (song in the genre of music written for marching) · mi rangatū (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · hy քայլերգ (song in the genre of music written for marching) · pl marsz (song in the genre of music written for marching) · sco mairch (song in the genre of music written for marching) · ko 행진곡 (song in the genre of music written for marching) · lol lokendo (steady forward movement or progression) · pt marcha (steady forward movement or progression) · nl mars (political rally or parade) · az marş (song in the genre of music written for marching) · ga máirseáil (song in the genre of music written for marching) · mi puoro rangatū (song in the genre of music written for marching) · hi पदयात्रा (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · cs pochod (song in the genre of music written for marching) · yi מאַרש (song in the genre of music written for marching) · es manifestación (political rally or parade) · yi מאַרש (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · nb marsj (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · sk pochod (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ru ход (steady forward movement or progression) · lt maršas (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · tr yürüyüş (steady forward movement or progression) · fr défilé (political rally or parade) · sco mairch (steady forward movement or progression) · af opmars (steady forward movement or progression) · pl pochód (political rally or parade) · ar مَسِيرَة (political rally or parade) · ky марш (song in the genre of music written for marching) · fr marche (song in the genre of music written for marching) · az marş (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · bg марш (political rally or parade) · is kröfuganga (political rally or parade) · sh mȁrš (song in the genre of music written for marching) · de Fortgang (steady forward movement or progression) · sk pochod (political rally or parade) · hu induló (song in the genre of music written for marching) · ca manifestació (political rally or parade) · tg марш (song in the genre of music written for marching) · it marcia (steady forward movement or progression) · ka მარში (political rally or parade) · ro marș (song in the genre of music written for marching) · hi मार्च (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · es marcha (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · hu menetelés (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · fa-ira راهْپِیْمایی (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ar مَارْش (song in the genre of music written for marching) · hi मार्च (political rally or parade) · cy ymdeithgan (song in the genre of music written for marching) · tr yortuş (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · hu haladás (steady forward movement or progression) · sh ма̏рш (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · lt maršas (song in the genre of music written for marching) · fi marssi (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · sv utveckling (steady forward movement or progression) · sco mairch (political rally or parade) · uk марш (song in the genre of music written for marching) · pt marcha (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · kk марш (song in the genre of music written for marching) · fr marche (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · af marsjering (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · pl marsz (steady forward movement or progression) · cs pochod (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · tr alay (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · nb gang (steady forward movement or progression) · cy ymdaith (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · tr geçit (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · pl marsz (political rally or parade) · ru марш (song in the genre of music written for marching) · sv marsch (song in the genre of music written for marching) · de Marsch (song in the genre of music written for marching) · gd màrsail (song in the genre of music written for marching) · uz marsh (song in the genre of music written for marching) · fr manifestation (political rally or parade) · et marss (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ro marș (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · he צְעִידָה (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · nl mars (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · pt passeata (political rally or parade) · sv framåtskridande (steady forward movement or progression) · af optog (political rally or parade) · hu menet (steady forward movement or progression) · be марш (political rally or parade) · wa måtche (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · sv fortgång (steady forward movement or progression) · nb marsj (song in the genre of music written for marching) · et marss (song in the genre of music written for marching) · nb marsj (political rally or parade) · th มาร์ช (song in the genre of music written for marching) · gd caismeachd (song in the genre of music written for marching) · af mars (song in the genre of music written for marching) · fi marssi (song in the genre of music written for marching) · hu előrehaladás (steady forward movement or progression) · cmn 進行曲 /进行曲 (song in the genre of music written for marching) · tl martsa (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ja 行進 (political rally or parade) · lv maršs (song in the genre of music written for marching) · cs pochod (political rally or parade) · hy երթ (political rally or parade) · de Lauf (steady forward movement or progression) · pl marsz (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · sq marsh (song in the genre of music written for marching) · tl martsa (steady forward movement or progression) · da gang (steady forward movement or progression) · sk pochod (song in the genre of music written for marching) · is ganga (political rally or parade) · ja 行進曲 (song in the genre of music written for marching) · sl marš (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ug مارش (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · is marsering (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ru тече́ние (steady forward movement or progression) · da march (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · tr yürüyüş (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · lv maršs (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ln lokendo (steady forward movement or progression) · ca pas (steady forward movement or progression) · tr yürüyüş (political rally or parade) · cmn 行進 /行进 (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · el εμβατήριο (song in the genre of music written for marching) · bg марш (steady forward movement or progression) · pl pochód (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · fi marssi (steady forward movement or progression) · vi hành khúc (song in the genre of music written for marching) · uk марш (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · sv marsch (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · wa måtche (song in the genre of music written for marching) · tl martsa (song in the genre of music written for marching) · de Marschmusik (song in the genre of music written for marching) · ca marxa (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · sv framsteg (steady forward movement or progression) · et marss (political rally or parade) · fa-ira مارْش (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ru марш (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · be марш (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · it marcia (song in the genre of music written for marching) · et marss (steady forward movement or progression) · gd màrsail (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · bg марширо́вка (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · sh mȁrš (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · de Marsch (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · tk marş (song in the genre of music written for marching) · nl mars (song in the genre of music written for marching) · sl marš (song in the genre of music written for marching) · tl martsa (political rally or parade) · sw machi (steady forward movement or progression) · da udvikling (steady forward movement or progression) · sv tåg (political rally or parade) · sw machi (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · ru марш (political rally or parade) · be марш (song in the genre of music written for marching) · fa-ira مارْش (song in the genre of music written for marching) · is mars (song in the genre of music written for marching) · de Parade (political rally or parade) · he צְעָדָה (political rally or parade) · uk марш (political rally or parade) · ca marxa (song in the genre of music written for marching) · sco mairch (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · he מִצְעָד (political rally or parade) · mk марш (song in the genre of music written for marching) · bg манифеста́ция (political rally or parade) · ar مَسِيرَة (formal, rhythmic way of walking) · es marcha (political rally or parade) · af optog (steady forward movement or progression) · ko 행진 (political rally or parade) · es marcha (song in the genre of music written for marching) · sh ма̏рш (song in the genre of music written for marching) · ka მარში (song in the genre of music written for marching) · it marcia (political rally or parade)

march en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • märch (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ (US)
  • /mɑːtʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /maɾtʃ/ (Scotland)
  • /mɐːtʃ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

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)).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
    • 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:
  2. (transitive) 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. 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 84:
  3. 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. 1746, Charles Pinot Duclos, The history of Lewis xi. king of France. Transl, page 169:
  4. (figuratively) 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 regressive. 1981 December 27, Wade Nichols, “Victorian Imperialism”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 5:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
marching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
marched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
marched Tense=Past lexicographic
marches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

overmarch · march to the beat of one's own drum · remarch · slow-march · march to a different beat · marcher · marching · march to the beat of a different drummer · march off · march past · march to the beat of one's own drummer · march to one's own drum · outmarch · an army marches on its stomach · march to a different drum · dismarch · march to one's own drummer · march on · march to the beat of a different drum

Translations (68)

bg марширувам (walk with long, regular strides) · hu vonul (walk with long, regular strides) · hu masíroz (walk with long, regular strides) · eo marŝi (walk with long, regular strides) · hu hadba vonul (go to war; make military advances) · da marchere (go to war; make military advances) · cs pochodovat (walk with long, regular strides) · cmn 行進 /行进 (walk with long, regular strides) · gd dèan màrsail (walk with long, regular strides) · es marchar (walk with long, regular strides) · sv tåga (walk with long, regular strides) · mi tāwhaiwhai (walk with long, regular strides) · gd dèan màrsail (go to war; make military advances) · la duco (walk with long, regular strides) · ru марширова́ть (go to war; make military advances) · sh koràčati (walk with long, regular strides) · fi marssia (go to war; make military advances) · ar سَارَ (walk with long, regular strides) · ru марширова́ть (walk with long, regular strides) · nl marcheren (walk with long, regular strides) · ca marxar (go to war; make military advances) · hu menetel (walk with long, regular strides) · tyv марштаар (walk with long, regular strides) · es marchar (make steady progress) · it marciare (walk with long, regular strides) · fr marcher (walk with long, regular strides) · ro mărșălui (walk with long, regular strides) · pt marchar (walk with long, regular strides) · vi hành quân (walk with long, regular strides) · no marsjere (walk with long, regular strides) · et marssima (walk with long, regular strides) · tr yürümek (go to war; make military advances) · sv marschera (walk with long, regular strides) · ro mărșui (walk with long, regular strides) · sco mairch (walk with long, regular strides) · pl maszerować (walk with long, regular strides) · tyv марштаар (go to war; make military advances) · af marsjeer (walk with long, regular strides) · mi hīkoikoi (walk with long, regular strides) · da marchere (walk with long, regular strides) · ja 行軍する (walk with long, regular strides) · is marsera (walk with long, regular strides) · nl ten strijde trekken (go to war; make military advances) · de marschieren (walk with long, regular strides) · sl korakati (walk with long, regular strides) · sah марштаа (walk with long, regular strides) · cmn 行軍 /行军 (walk with long, regular strides) · da rykke frem (go to war; make military advances) · tr koşmak (walk with long, regular strides) · sk pochodovať (go to war; make military advances) · ca marxar (walk with long, regular strides) · sk pochodovať (walk with long, regular strides) · af marsjeer (go to war; make military advances) · no rykke frem (go to war; make military advances) · sco mairch (go to war; make military advances) · ga máirseáil (walk with long, regular strides) · es marchar (go to war; make military advances) · ko 행군하다 (walk with long, regular strides) · nrf marchi (walk with long, regular strides) · sh кора̀чати (walk with long, regular strides) · tr yortmak (walk with long, regular strides) · mi rangatū (walk with long, regular strides) · fi marssia (walk with long, regular strides) · de in den Krieg ziehen (go to war; make military advances) · sah марштаа (go to war; make military advances) · cs pochodovat (go to war; make military advances) · da udvikle sig (walk with long, regular strides) · pt marchar (go to war; make military advances)

march en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • märch (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ (US)
  • /mɑːtʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /maɾtʃ/ (Scotland)
  • /mɐːtʃ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. (archaic, historical, often, plural) 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[…]. 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, section IV:
  2. (historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
marches Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

county palatinate · county palatine

Deriveds

march-gat · march-party · march-ward · marchman · Lord Warden of the Marches · marcher · march stone · Welsh Marches · March Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary · march-land · marchmount · march parts · march-man

Relateds

marquee · stanmarch · marchion · marchioness · Marche · marquis · marquess · marquisate · marchionat

Synonyms

marchland · frontier · borderland

Translations (53)

ca marca (border region) · fi markiisikunta (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · de Mark (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · it marca (border region) · da grænseland (border region) · it marca (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · cs pomezí (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · uk марка (border region) · ru марка (border region) · enm marche (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · fro marche (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · wa måtche (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · nl grensmark (border region) · es marca (border region) · et mark (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · uk марка (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · la margo (border region) · fr marche (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · cs marka (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · fi rajamaa (border region) · fro marche (border region) · pt fronteira (border region) · pt marquesado (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · da mark (border region) · lt marka (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · da grænsemark (border region) · bg марка (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · goh marha (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · ca marca (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · es marca (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · ru марка (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · sv mark (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · wa måtche (border region) · ang mearc (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · la margo (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · de Mark (border region) · cs marka (border region) · ro marcă (border region) · cs pomezí (border region) · sv gränsland (border region) · da mark (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · enm marche (border region) · gd crìoch (border region) · goh marha (border region) · br marzoù (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · br marz (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · pl marchia (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · pl rubież (border region) · nl mark (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · no grenseland (border region) · ang mearc (border region) · gd crìoch (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) · bg марка (border region)

march en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • märch (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ (US)
  • /mɑːtʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /maɾtʃ/ (Scotland)
  • /mɐːtʃ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To have common borders or frontiers

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
marches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
marching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
marched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
marched Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (4)

fi rajoittua (to have common borders or frontiers) · da grænse til (to have common borders or frontiers) · bg гранича (to have common borders or frontiers) · sv gränsa till (to have common borders or frontiers)

march en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • märch (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ (US)
  • /mɑːtʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /maɾtʃ/ (Scotland)
  • /mɐːtʃ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Smallage.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
marches Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

stanmarch