I.
noun
1 movement/journey
ADJECTIVE
▪ long
▪ steady
▪ slow
▪ forced
▪ approach
▪
They reached the enemy position after an arduous approach ~.
▪ fifty-mile , four-day , etc.
▪ half a day's , two hours' , etc.
▪
The camp was half a day's ~ away.
▪ northward , southward , etc.
▪ forward , onward ( figurative )
▪
the forward ~ of technology
▪ inevitable , inexorable ( formal ), relentless , unstoppable ( all figurative )
▪
the inexorable ~ of time
VERB + MARCH
▪ begin , set off on
▪
The army set off on a forced ~ north.
PREPOSITION
▪ on the ~
▪
The army has been on the ~ for two weeks.
▪ ~ from
▪
the ~ from Selma to Montgomery
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of over 30 miles
▪
the ~ of history/progress/science ( often figurative )
▪ ~ to , ~ towards/toward ( figurative )
▪
the steady ~ towards/toward equality
PHRASES
▪ line of ~
▪
Villages in the army's line of ~ were burned to the ground.
▪ a … march away
▪
The border was still a day's ~ away.
▪ the ~ eastward, westward, etc.
2 demonstration/parade
ADJECTIVE
▪ hunger , peace , pride , protest , victory
▪ triumphal , triumphant
▪ anti-racism , pro-democracy , etc.
▪ gay pride , pride
▪ peaceful
VERB + MARCH
▪ hold , organize , stage
▪ lead
▪ be on , go on , join in , take part in
▪ halt , stop
▪
The farmers halted the ~ outside the presidential palace.
▪ break up
▪
The ~ was broken up by police in riot gear.
MARCH + VERB
▪ mark sth
▪
a ~ marking the thirtieth anniversary of the shootings
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~ , on a/the ~
▪
There were in excess of 100 000 people at the ~.
▪ ~ against
▪
a ~ against racism
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for the victims of the war
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of over 6 000 people
▪ ~ from , ~ to
PHRASES
▪ a ~ past ( BrE )
▪
There will be a special ~ past of competitors.
3 music
ADJECTIVE
▪ military
▪ funeral , wedding
▪ quick , slow
VERB + MARCH
▪ compose
▪ play
II.
verb
1 walk with regular steps
ADVERB
▪ briskly , swiftly
▪ boldly
▪ determinedly , purposefully
▪ proudly
▪
They ~ed proudly onto the football field.
▪ stiffly
▪ inexorably ( figurative )
▪
Time ~es inexorably on and we still have not made a decision.
▪ north , south , etc.
▪ ahead , forward , on , onward
▪
The clock ~ed onward to the year 2005. ( figurative )
▪ away , back , off , out , over , past , up (and down)
▪
Craig ~ed up to the door and rang the bell.
▪
Soldiers were ~ing up and down outside the government buildings.
PREPOSITION
▪ on
▪
The invading army ~ed on Rome.
▪ out of
▪
So saying, she ~ed boldly out of the house.
▪ through
▪ from , into , to , towards/toward
▪
They ~ed all the way from London to Edinburgh.
PHRASES
▪ ~ in step
▪
conscripts learning to ~ in step (= in time with each other)
2 walk in a large group to protest about sth
ADVERB
▪ peacefully
▪ triumphantly
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
Millions of people ~ed against the war.
▪ for
▪
They were ~ing for peace.
▪ in support of
▪
protesters ~ing in support of the students' demands
▪ on
▪
The demonstrators ~ed on the British embassy.
▪ through
▪
We ~ed peacefully through the streets.
▪ to , towards/toward
March is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ army , ↑ cadet , ↑ demonstrator , ↑ procession , ↑ protester , ↑ soldier , ↑ troops
March is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ army