march
verb
march in protest; take part in a demonstration
- “Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle”
noun
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
- “it was a long march”
- “we heard the sound of marching”
a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture
Origin
From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc (“mark, boundary”). Compare mark, from Old English mearcian. Compare typologically Russian сле́довать (slédovatʹ) (akin to след (sled)). Also compare пятно́ (pjatnó) (<~ пята́ (pjatá)).
Phrases
- an army marches on its stomach
- dead march
- death march
- double march
- forced march
- freedom march
- frog march
- frog's march
- funeral march
- Lord Warden of the Marches
- march off
- march on
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