march

An event where people walk together in public to support a cause or protest against something.

• We joined a march for peace.
• The march passed through the city center.
• Police closed several roads during the protest marches.

How to use it: a march against something (They organized a march against the new law.); a march for something (Thousands joined a march for peace.)

Similar words: demonstration, protest

Common phrases: protest march, peace march, join a march

Walking with regular steps, especially by soldiers or a band.

• The soldiers began their march.
• The long march left everyone tired.
• Their boots kept a steady rhythm during the march.

Common phrases: military march, long march, ceremonial march

A piece of music with a strong, regular beat suitable for people walking together.

• The band played a march.
• She chose a wedding march for the ceremony.
• These marches were written for a brass band.

Common phrases: military march, play a march, wedding march

The steady movement or development of something over time.

• Nothing stops the march of time.
• The town changed with the march of progress.
• Their inventions helped the onward march of science.

How to use it: the march of something (The march of technology has changed our daily lives.)

Similar words: progress, advance

Common phrases: march of time, march of progress, onward march

To walk with strong, regular steps, often together with other people.

• The soldiers march in step.
• A band marched past our house.
• We watched the guards marching across the square.

How to use it: march along/down/through something (The band marched through the town.)

Common phrases: march in step, march down something, march past something

For soldiers or an army to move towards a place to fight or take control.

• The army marched towards the border.
• Enemy troops marched on the city at dawn.
• The general ordered his men to march against the rebels.

How to use it: march on a place (The army marched on the capital.); march against someone/something (The troops marched against the rebels.)

Similar words: advance

Opposites: retreat

Common phrases: march on something, march against someone, march into something