march Antonyms

Meaning of march

Wordnet

march (n)

the month following February and preceding April

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

a steady advance

a procession of people walking together

district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area

genre of music written for marching

a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture

Wordnet

march (v)

march in a procession

force to march

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

march in protest; take part in a demonstration

walk ostentatiously

cause to march or go at a marching pace

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Webster

march (n.)

The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

A territorial border or frontier; a region adjacent to a boundary line; a confine; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in English history applied especially to the border land on the frontiers between England and Scotland, and England and Wales.

The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops.

Hence: Measured and regular advance or movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or deliberate walk; steady onward movement.

The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's march; a march of twenty miles.

A piece of music designed or fitted to accompany and guide the movement of troops; a piece of music in the march form.

Webster

march (v. i.)

To border; to be contiguous; to lie side by side.

To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily.

To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; as, the German army marched into France.

Webster

march (v. t.)

TO cause to move with regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in military array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a steady, regular, or stately manner; to cause to go by peremptory command, or by force.

march Sentence Examples

  1. The protesters marched peacefully through the streets, demanding social justice.
  2. The soldiers marched in formation, their boots pounding the pavement.
  3. The ants marched in a single file, carrying food back to their nest.
  4. The paradegoers marched along the main boulevard, waving flags and cheering.
  5. The students marched to the principal's office to voice their concerns.
  6. The pilgrims marched towards Mecca, their faces set with determination.
  7. The elephants marched through the jungle, their trunks raised high.
  8. The chess pieces marched across the board, each move a strategic step.
  9. The clock's hands marched relentlessly, marking the passage of time.
  10. The performers marched onto the stage, the audience bursting into applause.

FAQs About the word march

the month following February and preceding April, the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind), a steady advance, a

border, frontier,borderland,no-man's-land

retrogression, retrogression, recess, return, regression, recession, regress, recession, regression,retreat

The protesters marched peacefully through the streets, demanding social justice.

The soldiers marched in formation, their boots pounding the pavement.

The ants marched in a single file, carrying food back to their nest.

The paradegoers marched along the main boulevard, waving flags and cheering.