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march 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: marchier 'to step heavily']
[I] if soldiers or other people march somewhere, they walk there quickly with firm regular steps
march across/along/past etc
::On 29 August the royal army marched into Inverness.
march on
::He gathered his troops and prepared to march on the capital (=march to the capital in order to attack it) .
Quick march!
(=an order to tell people to start marching)
::We marched 50 km across the foothills.
[I always + adverb/preposition] if a large group of people march somewhere, they walk there together to express their ideas or protest about something
::An estimated 5,000 people marched through the city to demonstrate against the factory closures.
march on
::Outraged citizens marched on City Hall (=marched to City Hall) , demanding the police chief's resignation.
[I always + adverb/preposition] to walk somewhere quickly and with determination, often because you are angry
march off/out etc
::Brett marched out of the office, slamming the door behind him.
[T always + adverb/preposition] to force someone to walk somewhere with you, often pushing or pulling them roughly
march sb to/into etc sth
::Mr Carter marched us to the principal's office.
be given/get your marching orders
BrE informal to be ordered to leave, especially because someone no longer wants you to work for them or no longer wants a relationship with you
time marches on
used to say that as time goes by, situations change and things do not remain the same