march

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see also: March

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /mɑːtʃ/
• (America) enPR: märch, IPA: /mɑɹt͡ʃ/

Etymology 1

From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish *markōn, from Proto-Germanic *markōną, akin to Persian مرز, from Proto-Indo-European *merǵ-.

Noun

march (plural marches)

1. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
2. A political rally or parade

   Synonyms: protest, parade, rally

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.

   Synonyms: process, advancement, progression

   the march of time

5. (euchre) The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.

Related terms

• démarche
• volksmarch

Translations

• French: marche
• German: Marsch
• Italian: marcia
• Portuguese: marcha
• Russian: марш
• Spanish: marcha

Translations

• French: défilé, manifestation
• German: Parade
• Italian: marcia
• Portuguese: passeata, marcha
• Russian: марш
• Spanish: marcha, manifestación

Translations

• French: marche
• German: Marsch, Marschmusik
• Italian: marcia
• Portuguese: marcha
• Russian: марш
• Spanish: marcha

Translations

• German: Fortgang, Lauf
• Italian: marcia
• Portuguese: marcha
• Russian: ход

Verb

march (marches, present participle marching; simple past and past participle marched)

1. (intransitive) To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
2. (transitive) To cause someone to walk somewhere.
3. To go to war; to make military advances.
4. (figurative) To make steady progress.

Translations

• French: marcher
• German: marschieren
• Italian: marciare
• Portuguese: marchar
• Russian: марширова́ть
• Spanish: marchar

Translations

• German: in den Krieg ziehen
• Portuguese: marchar
• Russian: марширова́ть
• Spanish: marchar

Etymology 2

From Middle English marche, from Old French marche, from Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *merǵ-.

Noun

march (plural marches)

1. (now archaic, historical, often plural) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.

   Synonyms: frontier, marchland, borderland

2. (historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
3. Any of various territories with similar meanings or etymologies in their native languages.

   Synonyms: county palatinate, county palatine

Translations

• German: Mark
• Italian: marca
• Portuguese: fronteira
• Russian: марка
• Spanish: marca

Translations

• French: marche
• German: Mark
• Italian: marca
• Portuguese: marquesado
• Russian: марка
• Spanish: marca

Verb

march (marches, present participle marching; simple past and past participle marched)

1. (intransitive) To have common borders or frontiers

Etymology 3

From Middle English merche, from Old English merċe, mereċe, from Proto-West Germanic *marik, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Noun

march (plural marches)

1. (obsolete) Smallage.

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March

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Etymology

From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius, from earlier Mavors.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /mɑːt͡ʃ/
• (America) enPR: märch, IPA: /mɑɹt͡ʃ/

Proper noun

1. The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April. Abbreviation: Mar or Mar.
2. Surname for someone born in March, or for someone living near a boundary (marche).
3. (uncommon) A male given name.
4. A market town/and/cpar with a town council in Fenland (OS grid ref TL4196).
5. A mun near Freiburg im Breisgau.
6. An ucomm in Marshall County, Minnesota.
7. An ucomm in Dallas County, Missouri, named after the month.

Related terms

• Mars

Translations

• French: mars
• German: März, (obsolete) Lenzing
• Italian: marzo
• Portuguese: março
• Russian: март
• Spanish: marzo

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