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1march Listen to audio/ˈmɑɚ/ verb
march·es; marched; march·ing
1 [no obj] a : to walk with regular steps as a group : to walk in the regular and organized way of soldiers
The band marched onto the field. The soldiers were lined up and ordered to begin marching. Hundreds of people marched in the parade.
b always followed by an adverb or preposition : to go into, out of, or through a place as an army
The army marched south to cut off the enemy's retreat. Enemy troops were marching on the city. [=they were coming toward the city to attack it]
2 [no obj] : to walk with a large group of people who are protesting or supporting something
We marched for/against new elections. Demonstrators marched on City Hall to protest the war.
3 [no obj] : to walk somewhere quickly in a direct and forceful way
He marched angrily out the door. I marched into the office and demanded an answer. She marched right up to me and asked what was wrong.
4 [+ obj] : to cause or force (a person) to walk somewhere
They marched the prisoners through the streets of the city. We marched the children off to bed. [=we made the children go to bed]see also frog-march
march on [phrasal verb]
: to go or continue onward
Time marches on. Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.
— march·er Listen to audio /ˈmɑɚɚ/ noun, plural march·ers [count]
There were hundreds of marchers in the parade. protest marchers
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