march

n. the third month of the year, between February and April.

n. the third month of the Gregorian calendar. Usually capitalized as a proper noun.

“The weather starts to get warmer here in late March.”

“The spring equinox occurs in March, marking the official transition from winter to spring in the northern hemisphere.”

n. a way of walking with regular, strong steps, often used by soldiers or bands.

n. a formal, rhythmic manner of walking, characterized by regular strides of uniform length.

“The soldiers practiced their march for the holiday parade.”

“The precision of the military march impressed the spectators gathered along the boulevard for the national ceremony.”

n. an organized walk by a large group of people to support or protest something.

n. an organized procession of people demonstrating support for or opposition to a specific cause.

“Thousands of people joined the march through the city to protect the park.”

“The protest march remained peaceful as activists moved toward the parliament building to deliver their petition to the prime minister.”

v. to walk with regular, steady steps, or to walk somewhere in a determined way.

v. to walk with regular, rhythmic strides; also used transitively to mean forcing someone to walk somewhere.

“The band began to march across the field while playing their instruments.”

“The protesters decided to march toward the city center, chanting slogans and carrying hand-painted banners to attract public attention.”

n. the steady movement forward of time or an idea.

n. the steady, inevitable forward movement or progression of something abstract, such as time or technology.

“No one can stop the steady march of time.”

“The relentless march of technological progress has fundamentally altered how we communicate and share information globally.”

Literary

n. an old word for a border or the land near a boundary between countries.

n. a border region or frontier, especially one historically established to defend a boundary. Often used in the plural.

“The castle was built to protect the northern marches of the kingdom.”

“The Welsh Marches served as a volatile buffer zone between England and Wales for several centuries during the Middle Ages.”

Archaic · Literary