march
/mɑɹt͡ʃ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
noun
Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
noun
Example Sentences
- "Mr. Nelson covered the Selma-to-Montgomery freedom marches, including Bloody Sunday, on March 7, 1965, when 600 marchers were attacked with billy clubs and tear gas."
- "the march of time"
- "The column marching in double file, the instructor commands: […]"
- "The old man heaved himself from the chair, seized Jessamy by her pinafore frill and marched her to the house."
- "The armies drawing constantly nearer to each other, the king advised with his council, whether he should march against the Britons, or sall upon the count of Gharolois."
- "Some say history repeats itself, that time is cyclical. Others cling to the notion of progress and change over time. Apparently Nancy Walker marches to a different drummer — marches backwards, that is. Her ideas on art and society seem quaint and odd on the one hand and, on the other, petty and regressive."
Etymology
From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc (“mark, boundary”). Compare mark, from Old English mearcian. Compare typologically Russian сле́довать (slédovatʹ) (akin to след (sled)). Also compare пятно́ (pjatnó) (<~ пята́ (pjatá)).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɑɹt͡ʃ/
- British English: /mɑːtʃ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
marches (plural)
marches (present, singular)
marching (participle, present)
marched (participle, past)
marched (past)
Mar (alternative, abbreviation)
Mar. (alternative, abbreviation)