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March О / mart/ / noun [ count, noncount ] ( abbreviation Mar. ) the third month of the year

march 1 / mart/ / verb ( march • es , march • ing , marched )

to walk like a soldier

The soldiers marched along the road.

to walk through the streets in a large group to show that you do not agree with something

They marched through the center of town shouting "Stop the war!"

to walk somewhere quickly in a determined way

She marched up to the manager and asked for her money back.

march2 / mart/ / noun [ count ] ( plural march • es )

an organized walk by a large group of people who want to show that they do not agree with something

a peace march—Look at demonstration ( 2 ).

a long trip made by soldiers walking together The soldiers were tired after the long march.

mare / ' mer / noun [ count ] a female horse Word building A male horse is a stallion and a female horse is a mare . A young horse is a foal .

mar • ga • rine / ' mardзэrэn / noun [ noncount ]

soft, yellow food that looks like butter, but is not made of milk. You put it on bread or use it in cooking.

mar • gin AWL / ' mаrdзэn / noun [ count ]

the space at the side of a page that has no writing or pictures in it

the amount of space, time, etc. by which you win something

He won the election by a wide margin.

ma • rine 1 / шэ ' rin / adjective

connected with the ocean the study of marine life

ma • rine2 / шэ ' rin / noun [ count ]

a soldier who has been trained to fight on land or on the ocean

mark 1© / mark / noun [ count ]

a spot or line that spoils the appearance of something There's a dirty mark on the front of your shirt.

a shape or special sign on something

This mark shows that the ring is made of silver. punctuation marks 3 a number or letter that a teacher gives for your work to show how good it is

She got a very low mark on her history test. He gets good marks in school.

—SYNONYM grade

mark 2 Ф' / mark / verb ( marks , mark • ing , marked )

to put a sign on something by writing or drawing on it The price is marked on the bottom of the box.

to show where something is

This cross marks the place where he died.

to spoil the appearance of something by making a mark on it

The white walls were dirty and marked.

to celebrate or remember an important event

The ceremony marked the tenth anniversary of the end of the war.

to look at school work to see how good it is The teacher marked all my answers wrong.

mar . ket 1Ф / 'marbt / noun

[ count ] a place where people go to buy and sell things, usually outside

There is a fruit and vegetable market here on Fridays.

[ count, noncount ] ( business ) the people who want to buy something

There is a big market for Spanish-language books in the U.S.

on the market

available to buy

This is one of the best cameras on the market.

mar • ket 2 / ' mаrkэt / verb

( mar • kets , mar • ket • ing , mar ket • ed )

( business ) to sell something using advertisements Companies spend millions marketing their products.

mar • ket • ing / ' mаrkэtд / noun

[noncount]

( business ) using advertisements to help a company sell its products

She works in the marketing department.

ma • roon / шэ ' run / adjective

having a color between brown and purple ► ma .roon noun [ noncount ]

mar . riage Ф / 'maendj/ noun

[ count, noncount ] the time when two people are together as husband and wife

They had a long and happy marriage.

[ count ] the time when a man and woman become husband and wife