march
To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier doesTo walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
» Napoleon marched his armies into Russia.
Наполеон направил свою армию вглубь России. — Hellerick
Наполеон повів своє військо в Росію. — Internecivus
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(intransitive)To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
marschieren
марширова́тьmarširovátʹ
walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride
(transitive)To cause someone to walk somewhere.
walk ostentatiously
To go to war; to make military advances.
in den Krieg ziehen
марширова́тьmarširovátʹ
(figuratively)To make steady progress.
(intransitive)To have common borders or frontiers
Examples
310 sentencesNapoleon marched his armies into Russia.
Наполеон повів своє військо в Росію. — Internecivus
ruНаполеон направил свою армию вглубь России. — Hellerick
In March, many flowers come out.
deIm März blühen viele Blumen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom will be thirty in March.
ruТому в марте исполнится тридцать. — odexed
deTom wird im März dreißig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The new bridge will have been completed by March.
ruНовый мост будет завершен к марту. — sharptoothed
deIm März wird die neue Brücke fertig sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Let me remind you again that March 31st is the due date.
ruРазрешите напомнить вам ещё раз, что срок истекает 31 марта. — Biga
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old FrencFrom Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc (“mark, boundary”). Compare mark, from Old English mearcian.
From Middle English marche (“tract of land along a country's border”), from Old French marche (“boundary, frontier”), from Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”).
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Forms
marches, marching, marched, marchedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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