march

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noun

1 movement/journey

ADJECTIVE

▪ long

▪ steady

▪ slow

▪ forced

▪ approach

▪

They reached the enemy position after an arduous approach march.

▪ fifty-mile, four-day, etc.

▪ half a day's, two hours', etc.

▪

The camp was half a day's march away.

▪ northward, southward, etc.

▪ forward, onward (figurative)

▪

the forward march of technology

▪ inevitable, inexorable (formal), relentless, unstoppable (all figurative)

▪

the inexorable march of time

VERB + MARCH

▪ begin, set off on

▪

The army set off on a forced march north.

PREPOSITION

▪ on the march

▪

The army has been on the march for two weeks.

▪ march from

▪

the march from Selma to Montgomery

▪ march of

▪

a march of over 30 miles

▪

the march of history/progress/science (often figurative)

▪ march to, march towards/toward (figurative)

▪

the steady march towards/toward equality

PHRASES

▪ line of march

▪

Villages in the army's line of march were burned to the ground.

▪ a … march away

▪

The border was still a day's march away.

▪ the march eastward, westward, etc.

2 demonstration/parade

ADJECTIVE

▪ hunger, peace, pride, protest, victory

▪ triumphal, triumphant

▪ anti-racism, pro-democracy, etc.

▪ gay pride, pride

▪ peaceful

VERB + MARCH

▪ hold, organize, stage

▪ lead

▪ be on, go on, join in, take part in

▪ halt, stop

▪

The farmers halted the march outside the presidential palace.

▪ break up

▪

The march was broken up by police in riot gear.

MARCH + VERB

▪ mark sth

▪

a march marking the thirtieth anniversary of the shootings

PREPOSITION

▪ at a/the march, on a/the march

▪

There were in excess of 100 000 people at the march.

▪ march against

▪

a march against racism

▪ march for

▪

a march for the victims of the war

▪ march of

▪

a march of over 6 000 people

▪ march from, march to

PHRASES

▪ a march past (BrE)

▪

There will be a special march past of competitors.

3 music

ADJECTIVE

▪ military

▪ funeral, wedding

▪ quick, slow

VERB + MARCH

▪ compose

▪ play

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verb

1 walk with regular steps

ADVERB

▪ briskly, swiftly

▪ boldly

▪ determinedly, purposefully

▪ proudly

▪

They marched proudly onto the football field.

▪ stiffly

▪ inexorably (figurative)

▪

Time marches inexorably on and we still have not made a decision.

▪ north, south, etc.

▪ ahead, forward, on, onward

▪

The clock marched onward to the year 2005. (figurative)

▪ away, back, off, out, over, past, up (and down)

▪

Craig marched up to the door and rang the bell.

▪

Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings.

PREPOSITION

▪ on

▪

The invading army marched on Rome.

▪ out of

▪

So saying, she marched boldly out of the house.

▪ through

▪ from, into, to, towards/toward

▪

They marched all the way from London to Edinburgh.

PHRASES

▪ march in step

▪

conscripts learning to march in step (= in time with each other)

2 walk in a large group to protest about sth

ADVERB

▪ peacefully

▪ triumphantly

PREPOSITION

▪ against

▪

Millions of people marched against the war.

▪ for

▪

They were marching for peace.

▪ in support of

▪

protesters marching in support of the students' demands

▪ on

▪

The demonstrators marched on the British embassy.

▪ through

▪

We marched peacefully through the streets.

▪ to, towards/toward

March is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑army, ↑cadet, ↑demonstrator, ↑procession, ↑protester, ↑soldier, ↑troops

March is used with these nouns as the object: ↑army