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- [mahrch]
- /mɑrtʃ/
- /mɑːtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahrch]
- /mɑrtʃ/
Definitions of march word
- verb without object march to touch at the border; border. 1
- verb with object march to cause to march. 1
- noun march Francis Andrew, 1825–1911, U.S. philologist and lexicographer. 1
- noun march Fredric (Frederick McIntyre Bickel) 1897–1975, U.S. actor. 1
- noun march Peyton Conway [peyt-n kon-wey] /ˈpeɪt n ˈkɒn weɪ/ (Show IPA), 1864–1955, U.S. army officer (son of Francis Andrew March). 1
- noun march German name of the Morava. 1
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Origin of march
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English marchen < Middle French march(i)er, Old French marchier to tread, move < Frankish *markōn presumably, to mark, pace out (a boundary); see mark1
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Parts of speech for March
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
march popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
march usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for march
verb march
- pound — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- patrol — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- parade — a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
- file — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
noun march
- hike — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- trek — to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty.
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- protest — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- picket — a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
Antonyms for march
verb march
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- retrogress — to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition: to retrogress to infantilism.
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