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Collocations for march - noun

1. movement/journey

ADJ.

long | brisk | steady | forced | approach
They reached the enemy position after an arduous approach march.
fifty-mile, four-day, etc. | two hours, half a day''s, etc.
The camp was half a day''s march away.
northward, southward, etc. | forward, onward
(figurative) the forward march of technology
inevitable, inexorable
(figurative) the inexorable march of time

VERB + MARCH

begin, set off on
The army set off on a forced march towards Berlin.

PREP.

on the ~
The army has been on the march for two weeks
~ from
the march from Paris to Brittany
~ of
a march of over 30 miles (figurative) the march of history/progress/science
~ to, ~ towards
(figurative) the steady march towards equality

PHRASES

line of march
Villages in the army''s line of march were burned to the ground.
a … march away
The border was still a day''s march away.
the march eastward, westward, etc.

2. organized walk

ADJ.

hunger, peace, protest, victory | anti-racism, pro-democracy, etc.

VERB + MARCH

hold, organize, stage | lead | be on, go on, join in, take part in | halt, stop
The farmers halted the march outside the Ministry of Agriculture.
break up
The march was broken up by police in riot gear.

MARCH + VERB

mark sth
a march marking the thirtieth anniversary of the shootings

PREP.

at/on a/the ~
There were in excess of 100,000 people at the march.
~ against
a march against racism
~ for
a march for the victims of the war
~ from, ~ of
a march of over 6,000 people
~ to

PHRASES

a march past
There will be a special march past of competitors.

3. music

ADJ.

military | funeral, wedding

VERB + MARCH

compose | play | strike up
The orchestra struck up a military march.

Collocations for march - verb

1. walk with regular steps

ADV.

briskly, swiftly | boldly | purposefully | inexorably
(figurative) Time marches inexorably on and we still have not made a decision.
north, south, etc. | ahead, away, back, forward, off, on, out, over, past, up (and down)
Craig marched up to the front door and rang the bell. | Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings.

PREP.

from, into, on
The invading army marched on Rome.
out of
So saying, she marched boldly out of the house.
through, to
They marched all the way from London to Edinburgh.
towards

PHRASES

march in step
conscripts learning to march in step (= in time with each other)

2. walk in a large group to protest about sth

ADV.

peacefully

PREP.

for
marching for peace
in support of
protesters marching in support of the students'' demands
on
The demonstrators marched on the Italian embassy.
through
marching peacefully through the town centre
to, towards

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