Search results for 'march':

March noun the third month of the year, which follows February and comes before April, and has 31 days.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French Marche, from Latin Martius belonging to Mars, the Roman god of war.

march¹ verb (marches, marched, marching) 1 intrans to walk in a stiff, upright, formal manner, usually at a brisk pace and in step with others. 2 to make or force someone, especially a soldier or troop of soldiers, to walk in this way. 3 intrans to walk in a purposeful and determined way • suddenly marched out of the room. 4 intrans to advance or continue, steadily or irresistibly • events marched on. noun (marches) 1 an act of marching. 2 a distance travelled by marching. 3 a brisk walking pace. 4 a procession of people moving steadily forward. 5 music a piece of music written in a marching rhythm. 6 steady and unstoppable progress or movement • the march of time. marcher noun 1 someone who marches. 2 someone who takes part in a march. steal a march on someone see under steal. on the march said of an army, etc: marching; advancing.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from French marcher to walk.

march² noun 1 a boundary or border. 2 a border district, especially (the Marches) those around the English-Welsh and English-Scottish borders, which were fought over continuously from the 13c to the 16c.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French marche; related to mark¹.