March \March\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marched; p. pr. & vb. n. Marching.]

[F. marcher, in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L. marcus hammer. Cf. Mortar.]

1. To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily. --Shak.

2. To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; as, the German army marched into France.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)