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# march

«march» in Mova's school dictionary: **the third month of the year, with 31 days, between…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (March, the month); verb (march, marches, marched, marching); noun (a march, marches)

### meaning for a pupil

1) March is the third month of the year, with 31 days, between February and April. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#m1)

2) To march is to walk in step with others, like soldiers or a band. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#m2)

3) To march is to walk fast and firmly because you are cross or sure: she marched out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#m3)

4) A march is a walk by many people to show what they think, or a piece of music for marching. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths March has 31 days, so a daily amount in March is × 31; rows of marchers mean multiply. In science, March brings spring in the north (the USA, the UK, Canada, Ireland) but autumn in Australia and New Zealand. In everyday life: marching bands at parades, St Patrick's Day parades in March.

### examples

- She saved 2 dollars every day in March. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#x1)
- March has 31 days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#x2)
- The band marched in 6 rows of 8. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#x3)
- How many in the band? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#x4)
- Spring starts in March in Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#x5)
- In Australia, March is in autumn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#x6)
- The soldiers marched past the castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#x7)
- She marched into the room and shut the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#x8)
- The school band played a march at the parade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#x9)
- A great army was marching into Swit-zer-land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/#x10)

### note

The month always takes a capital letter (March); the verb does not (march). Plural of the noun: «marches». Saying: «March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb». Maths: March has 31 days. Trap: as a month March has 31 days, not 30.

### In the corpora

- [Scene: in Sydney in March 2024, Mum puts her phone down quietly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/6/)
- [In March 2024 photo agencies withdrew a Mother's Day family photo because it had been edited, and the Princess apologised.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/16/)
- [In March a garden pond can fill with clumps of jelly dotted with black eggs: common frog spawn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/309-frogs-and-toads-near-home-spawn-croaking-choruses-toad-crossings-and-the-fire-bellied-toad/0/)
- [In spring a mallard mother marches a wobbly line of ducklings across the path while a swan hisses at anyone near its nest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/337-the-park-pond-through-the-year-ducks-coots-swans-dragonflies-and-ice/1/)
- [Alice reaches the March Hare's house and finds a tea-table under a tree.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/13-alice-a-mad-tea-party-1/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «march» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/march/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.