march
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
the third month of the year, which comes after February and before April
The exhibition opens in March and runs until the summer.
In March the first bees appear around the flowering trees.
My driving test is on the tenth of March.
March often brings strong wind and sudden showers of rain.
Common collocations: in March · early March · late March · the first of March · March weather
Part of: Days and months
Sense 2 · less common
- verb
- B1
to walk with firm regular steps, keeping time with other people or moving with a clear purpose
The soldiers marched across the square in perfectly straight lines.
Thousands of students marched through the city centre demanding cheaper housing.
She marched straight into the office and asked for an explanation.
Common collocations: march through the streets · march in line · march past · march up to someone · march off
Part of: Exercise and fitness, Attitudes and opinions
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B2
an event in which many people walk together through a public place to show what they want or believe
Several thousand people joined the march against the new law.
The peace march ended quietly in front of the town hall.
Our neighbours are going on a march for cleaner air.
Common collocations: go on a march · join a march · a protest march · a peace march · lead the march
Part of: Attitudes and opinions, Exercise and fitness
Forms
- plural
- marches
- third_person
- marches