to march

Examples

• All

• Hundreds of hospital staff had already been marching with signs during lunchtime demonstrations.

  Academic text (2011)

• By midday, columns of soldiers were marching through the streets of the city, converging on Camp Jackson.

  Academic text (2011)

• You have one minute to march out that door.

  Beerfest (2006)

• Soldiers also learn how to march in a style that is specific to the U.S. Army Bands.

  Academic text (2015)

• We're marching to a faster pace

  The Producers (2005)

• This time, white, black and brown women marched and fought together.

  Variety

• Four months later, hundreds escaped from a center and marched around calling for freedom.

  Academic text (2012)

• Thousands of people are marching through the streets to demonstrate for climate action.

• Every year, veterans march in a parade to honor those who served in the military.

• The students organized a rally and marched to the school board to demand better facilities.

Synonyms

P

to parade

vsto march

27 2.9

To march together in public to celebrate

is used for organized deliberate group walking beyond just celebration

P

to process

vsto march

• Formal

12 7.2

To walk in a line during a ceremony

is similar but also covers organized group walking for demonstrations or display

T

to troop

vsto march

6 3.8

To move together in a group, often slowly and in an orderly way

is more purposeful and often used for public demonstrations or to show things off

Antonyms

S

to stand

793 1.0

To remain in effect

H

halt

109 2.3

A stop in movement or activity

Phrasal Verbs

M

to march on

30 3.3

Move forward in a steady, determined way

M

to march out

7 4.4

Leave a building or narrow place walking together in neat rows

M

to march forward

3 3.7

To move forward steadily despite problems

M

to march into battle

1 6.7

Walk together in an organized way toward a fight, showing determination

M

to march for justice

1 4.1

Join a public protest to call for fair treatment

M

to march in formation

1 6.0

To walk together in an organized group for a parade or ceremony

Compounds

M

March 17

5 1.0

The date when people celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, an Irish holiday

P

protest march

5 3.4

A public walk by many people to show they disagree and ask for change

W

wedding march

5 2.8

A piece of music played during a wedding when the bride walks down the aisle

C

civil rights march

2 3.4

A public march where people demand equal rights for different races

P

peace march

2 3.0

A public event where people protest against war and call for peace

F

funeral march

1 3.5

Slow, sad music played during a funeral procession

Q

quick march

• UK

1 5.1

A marching pace faster than walking and slower than running at about 120 steps per minute

D

dead march

1 8.8

Slow, solemn music played at funerals and memorial services

S

slow march

• Formal

1 4.9

A slow, formal walk people make during a ceremony or funeral

L

line of march

• Jargon

7.4

An ordered group of people walking in a row

L

line of march

• Jargon

6.8

The route a group follows during an organized parade

M

March equinox

5.3

The time around March 20 when day and night are nearly equal and spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere

M

March King

9.6

A famous American band leader who wrote many military marches

M

mid-March

1.0

The middle of March, usually around the 15th

M

military march

3.9

Brisk music with a steady beat that helps soldiers walk together in parades

H

hunger march

• Archaic

6.5

A march of people without work to demand jobs or food

P

processional march

• Formal

6.3

Music with a steady marching beat played during a formal procession

R

recessional march

• Jargon

6.8

A piece of music that people play while they leave a formal ceremony like a wedding

How Organized

to march

389 1.0

to parade

27 2.9

walk

119 1.0

to wander

379 1.3

Surface Forms

Etymology