march

[US]/mɑːtʃ/
[UK]/mɑːrtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. walking in a military manner, a demonstration procession, a musical composition for marching
v. to walk with regular and measured steps, to move forward, to set out, to escort.

Phrases & Collocations

Marching band

March in protest

March forward

in march

long march

march in

march on

march into

march with

on the march

wedding march

march hare

quick march

march against

death march

funeral march

Example Sentences

the march of time.

the army was on the march at last.

the onward march of history.

the March issue of the magazine.

a week's march away.

march against the enemy

In March the peach blossomed.

The enemy are on the march at last.

the tramp of marching feet.

The troops will march at dawn.

They marched by night.

the March number of the magazine

a march towards civilization

a rousing march tune.

marching in double time.

"By the left flank, march!"

She stole a march on me.

the inexorable march of time

the onward march of technological progress

Real-world Examples

You keep your nose clean, respect authority and have never joined a protest march.

Source: The Economist - Arts

I went to the women's march in Philadelphia.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

And I am a dinosaur marching into the tar pit.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

To the east, Soviet forces also were marching into Germany.

Source: VOA Special December 2020 Collection

Trump told the crowd before it marched to the Capitol.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

They are planning a march to the presidential palace in Khartoum.

Source: BBC Listening December 2018 Collection

Eugene Puryear helped organize the march.

Source: NPR News December 2014 Collection

Police unions are staging what they call a national march of anger.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2019

But the snail continues its march to new territory, says Serrat.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

President Duda will lead the march alongside veterans in a military parade.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2018

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