Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

march on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables: march on
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To continue or keep on.

verb

To protest (a place or institution).

verb

To invade or attack (a place); to move towards a place in preparation for an attack.

Example Sentences

"This process has marched on no matter how we try to stop it."
"The world changes, consumerism marches on, and things once considered luxuries for the well-heeled are now taken for granted by us all — homes with 2½ bathrooms, air travel, cars with power windows."
"We're going to march on City Hall!"
"At dawn, we march on the city."

Inflected Forms

marches on (present, singular) marching on (participle, present) marched on (participle, past) marched on (past)

Synonyms

advance progress pass on move on go on

Questions

What does march on mean?: To continue or keep on.

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