"march on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: marches on [present, singular, third-person], marching on [participle, present], marched on [participle, past], marched on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|marches on|marching on|marched on}} 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.
    Sense id: en-march_on-en-verb--7ymddYr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 43 21 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 40 35 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 31 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 30 25
  2. To protest (a place or institution).
    Sense id: en-march_on-en-verb-JNMI2eM5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 43 21 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 40 35 26
  3. To invade or attack (a place); to move towards a place in preparation for an attack.
    Sense id: en-march_on-en-verb-HBedPdlI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 43 21 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 40 35 26

Inflected forms

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