march
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- pronunciation:
- march
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
marches, marching, marched |
| definition 1: |
When you march, you walk together with others and take the same size steps.
Our school band is going to march in the town's annual parade.
- synonyms:
- file, parade
- similar words:
- pace, step, walk
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| definition 2: |
When you march, you walk in a way that shows you feel strong and that you have made some strong decision.
She marched into the boss's office and said she would quit if she didn't get a raise.- similar words:
- parade, walk
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A march is a piece of music that people can march to.
The band played a march as it paraded down the street. |
The word
march comes from an early French word that means "to trample."