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march on

march on verb: to continue or keep on.

Verb

march on (third-person singular simple present marches on, present participle marching on, simple past and past participle marched on)

  1. To continue or keep on.
    • This process has marched on no matter how we try to stop it.
    • The world changes, consumerism marches on, and things once considered luxuries for the well-heeled are now taken for granted by us all — homes with 2½ bathrooms, air travel, cars with power windows.2019 April 10, Adrian Higgins, “This florist started caring for ailing orchids on the side. He’s now babysitting 13,000.”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2023
  2. To protest (a place or institution).
    • We're going to march on City Hall!
  3. To invade or attack (a place); to move towards a place in preparation for an attack.
    • At dawn, we march on the city.

Forms of march on

third-person singular presentmarches on
present participlemarching on
past participlemarched on
pastmarched on

Questions about march on

What does march on mean?
March on means to continue or keep on.
What part of speech is march on?
March on is a verb.
What is the past tense of march on?
The past tense of march on is marched on.

Words near march on in the dictionary

  1. March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb
  2. march flies
  3. march fly
  4. March Madness
  5. march music
  6. march on
  7. march past
  8. March Revolution
  9. march to a different beat
  10. march to a different drum
  11. march to a different drummer

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