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march past

march past
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahrch past, pahst]
    • /mɑrtʃ pæst, pɑst/
    • /mɑːtʃ pɑːst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahrch past, pahst]
    • /mɑrtʃ pæst, pɑst/

Definitions of march past words

  • noun march past a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand. 1
  • abbreviation MARCH PAST military parade 1
  • noun march past Alternative form of march-past. 0
  • verb march past To march by or move past (someone or something) in a unit formation. 0

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Origin of march past

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; noun use of verb phrase march past

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for March past

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

march past popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

march past usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for march past

noun march past

  • audit — When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
  • analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
  • scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
  • survey — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
  • report — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.

Antonyms for march past

noun march past

  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.

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