marched
past form of “march” — march in a procession
An inflected form of march · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,928 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 45,010 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- march in a procession also: 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 examThe soldiers marched across the border
- march in protest; take part in a demonstration also: demonstrate Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle
- walk ostentatiously also: 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
marched in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Before we could get near to close it Gouws marched through.
Six Months at the Cape · R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne · Chapter 2
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Toilsome as was the way, the traveller, young and strong, marched lightly.
The Fair God · Lew Wallace · Chapter 1
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We were marched up to the strangest sort of vehicle one could think of.
From Plotzk to Boston · Mary Antin · Chapter 1
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The Swedes landed; but, instead of stopping on the beach, they marched straight to the open gate and into the fort.
Once Upon a Time in Delaware · Katharine Pyle · Chapter 1
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The spectre marched sedately, but dejected, to the end of the gallery, and turned into a chamber on the right hand.
The Castle of Otranto · Horace Walpole · Chapter 2