I. ˈmärch noun
Etymology: Middle English marche, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marha boundary — more at mark
Date: 14th century
: a border region : frontier ; especially : a district originally set up to defend a boundary — usually used in plural
the Welsh march es
II. intransitive verb
Date: 14th century
: to have common borders or frontiers
a region that march es with Canada in the north and the Pacific in the west
III. ˈmärch, imperatively often ˈhärch in the military verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French marchier to trample, march, from Old French, to trample, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marcōn to mark
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1. : to move along steadily usually with a rhythmic stride and in step with others
2.
a. : to move in a direct purposeful manner : proceed
b. : to make steady progress : advance
time march es on
3. : to stand in orderly array suggestive of marching
transitive verb
1. : to cause to march
march ed the children off to bed
2. : to cover by marching : traverse
march ed 10 miles
IV. ˈmärch noun
Date: circa 1572
1. : a musical composition that is usually in duple or quadruple time with a strongly accentuated beat and that is designed or suitable to accompany marching
2.
a.
(1) : the action of marching
(2) : the distance covered within a specific period of time by marching
(3) : a regular measured stride or rhythmic step used in marching
b. : forward movement : progress
the march of a movie toward the climax
3. : an organized procession of demonstrators who are supporting or protesting something
• march·like -ˌlīk adjective
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- on the march