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march past

march past is the alternative form of march-past.

Meaning of march-past

Noun

march-past (plural march-pasts)

  1. A military parade past a high-ranking officer or head-of-state

Verb

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

  1. To march by or move past (someone or something) in a unit formation.

Forms of march past

Noun
pluralmarches past
Verb
third-person singular presentmarches past
present participlemarching past
past participlemarched past
pastmarched past

Questions about march past

What does march past mean?
March past means to march by or move past (someone or something) in a unit formation.
What is march past the alternative form of?
March past is the alternative form of march-past.
What part of speech is march past?
March past is a verb.
What is the past tense of march past?
The past tense of march past is marched past.

Words near march past in the dictionary

  1. march flies
  2. march fly
  3. March Madness
  4. march music
  5. march on
  6. march past
  7. March Revolution
  8. march to a different beat
  9. march to a different drum
  10. march to a different drummer
  11. march to one's own drum

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