English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "march"

march

Từ điển Collocation

march noun

¹ movement/journey

ADJ. long | brisk | steady | forced | approach They reached the enemy position after an arduous approach march. | fifty-mile, four-day, etc. | two hours, half a day's, etc. The camp was half a day's march away. | northward, southward, etc. | forward, onward (figurative) the forward march of technology | inevitable, inexorable (figurative) the inexorable march of time

VERB + MARCH begin, set off on The army set off on a forced march towards Berlin.

PREP. on the ~ The army has been on the march for two weeks | ~ from the march from Paris to Brittany | ~ of a march of over 30 miles (figurative) the march of history/progress/science | ~ to, ~ towards (figurative) the steady march towards equality

PHRASES line of march Villages in the army's line of march were burned to the ground. | a … march away The border was still a day's march away. | the march eastward, westward, etc.

² organized walk

ADJ. hunger, peace, protest, victory | anti-racism, pro-democracy, etc.

VERB + MARCH hold, organize, stage | lead | be on, go on, join in, take part in | halt, stop The farmers halted the march outside the Ministry of Agriculture. | break up The march was broken up by police in riot gear.

MARCH + VERB mark sth a march marking the thirtieth anniversary of the shootings

PREP. at/on a/the ~ There were in excess of 100,000 people at the march. | ~ against a march against racism | ~ for a march for the victims of the war | ~ from, ~ of a march of over 6,000 people | ~ to

PHRASES a march past There will be a special march past of competitors.

³ music

ADJ. military | funeral, wedding

VERB + MARCH compose | play | strike up The orchestra struck up a military march.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

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

  it was a long march

  we heard the sound of marching

• a steady advance

  the march of science

  the march of time

• a procession of people walking together

  the march went up Fifth Avenue

• district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; borderland, border district, marchland

  the Welsh marches between England and Wales

• genre of music written for marching; marching music

  Sousa wrote the best marches

• a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture; Master of Architecture, MArch

v.

• march in a procession; process

  They processed into the dining room

• force to march

  The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria

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

  He marched into the classroom and announced the exam

  The soldiers marched across the border

• march in protest; take part in a demonstration; demonstrate

  Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle

• walk ostentatiously; parade, exhibit

  She parades her new husband around town

• cause to march or go at a marching pace

  They marched the mules into the desert

• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; border, adjoin, edge, abut, butt, butt against, butt on

  Canada adjoins the U.S.

  England marches with Scotland

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

Marches|marches|marched|marching
syn.: hike parade tramp walk
ant.: halt stop