march

1. 1.

   march in a procession

   “They processed into the dining room”

   Synonymsprocess

   Broaderwalk

   Narrowerfileparadegoose stepcountermarchdebouch
2. 2.

   force to march

   “The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria”

   Broaderwalk

   Narrowerfrogmarch
3. 3.

   walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride

   “He marched into the classroom and announced the exam”

   “The soldiers marched across the border”

   Broaderwalk

   Narrowertroop
4. 4.

   march in protest; take part in a demonstration

   “Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle”

   Synonymsdemonstrate

   Broaderprotest

   Narrowerpicket
5. 5.

   walk ostentatiously

   “She parades her new husband around town”

   Synonymsparadeexhibit

   Broaderwalk
6. 6.

   cause to march or go at a marching pace

   “They marched the mules into the desert”

   Broaderwalk
7. 7.

   lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

   “Canada adjoins the U.S.”

   “England marches with Scotland”

   Synonymsborderadjoinedgeabutbuttbutt againstbutt on

   Broadertouch

   Narrowerneighbor

Other forms of march

plural

marches·

past tense

marched·

present participle

marching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about march

What does march mean?

march means "the month following February and preceding April". That is the primary sense; the word has 14 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in march?

march has 1 syllable: march. In IPA it is /ˈmɑɹtʃ/.

What is another word for march?

Close synonyms include Mar, marching, borderland, border district, marchland. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is march a common word?

march is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with march?

1 word rhymes with march. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.