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With two thousand years of Christianity behind him... a man can't see a regiment of soldiers march past without going off the deep end. It starts off far too many ideas in his head.
Louis-Ferdinand Celine

Meaning of "march past" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MARCH PAST

march past play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARCH PAST

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conjunction
determiner
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March past is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MARCH PAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

march past

Parade

A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind. In Britain the term parade is usually reserved for either military parades or other occasions where participants march in formation; for celebratory occasions the word procession is more usual. In the Canadian Forces the term also has several less formal connotations. Protest demonstrations can also take the form of a parade, but such cases are usually referred to as a march instead.

Definition of march past in the English dictionary

The definition of march past in the dictionary is the marching of troops on parade past a person who is reviewing them.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARCH PAST

march
March break
march brown
March hare
March.
marchantia
Marche
marchen
marcher
Marches
marchesa
marchese
Marcheshvan
marchesi
marching band
marching girl
marching orders
marching song
marchioness
marchland

WORDS THAT END LIKE MARCH PAST

antepast
antispast
bypast
compast
deep in the past
fly-past
forepast
nonpast
past
repast
the past

Synonyms and antonyms of march past in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «march past» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARCH PAST

Find out the translation of march past to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of march past from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «march past» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

近月
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desfilan
570 millions of speakers

English

march past
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मार्च पास्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسيرة الماضي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

марш мимо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Março passado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মার্চ অতীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mars passé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berarak lalu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

defilieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

行進の過去
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

행진 과거
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maret kepungkur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diễu hành qua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மார்ச் கடந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मार्चपूर्वी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçit töreni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

march passato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

marsz przeszłości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

марш мимо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

martie trecut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

march παρελθόν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Maart verlede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

marsch förbi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

marsjen forbi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of march past

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARCH PAST»

The term «march past» is normally little used and occupies the 115.738 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARCH PAST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about march past

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QUOTES WITH «MARCH PAST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word march past.
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Louis-Ferdinand Celine
With two thousand years of Christianity behind him... a man can't see a regiment of soldiers march past without going off the deep end. It starts off far too many ideas in his head.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARCH PAST»

Discover the use of march past in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to march past and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Field Exercise and Evolutions of Infantry, as Revised by Her ...
On the words march PAST, quick — march, the column -will step off and march past, each company moviDg as directed in Part II., S. 9. 2. When marching past the reviewing general, the lieutenant-colonel will be about eight paces in front of the ...
Great Britain. Army, 1870
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The seaman's catechismn and instructor in gunnery, etc
A single battery will always march past in open column of half batteries. Battery Leader. March past by half batteries at close intervals. Right take ground. Quick March. — On the word March, the battery takes ground to the right, and when the  ...
Seaman, 1868
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The Seaman's Catechism: being a series of questions and ...
face to the right, the ofiieers coming to the recover, and on the word MARCH, they take post, oflicers carrying swords as they front. MARCHING PAST. A single battery will always march past in open column of half batteries. Battery Leader.
‎1868
4
Merry Hell: The Story of the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia ...
The Regimental March-Past Time passed as it always does. ]ust for a moment let us turn ahead to Bramshott camp12 in early 1919, several weeks after the fighting had ended. The camp at that time consisted of a headquarters staff and details ...
Robert N. Clements, Brian Douglas Tennyson, 2013
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Dublin 1916: The Siege of the GPO
The organisers were keen to make good use of the largest military barracks parade ground in Europe, and to that end had invited veterans to watch the march past of the Southern-based corps. In order to have something suitably imposing for ...
Clair Wills, 2009
6
Company and battalion drill illustrated
>MARCH PAST IN QUICK TIME. QUICK MARCH. {When the Company reaches its original ground) — COMPANY: HALT. %* Before commencing this movement, the Drill Instructor will place 1 Points, marking the angles of an oblong of which ...
William Dawes Malton, 1862
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Philip Larkin: A Concordance to the Poetry of Philip Larkin
How many care we're still alive? Many-levelled 2 Employ the many-levelled acreage. The many-levelled trees, Map 1 Later, it's just a latitude: the map Marble 1 The marble clock has stopped. The curtained sun March 4 The March Past The  ...
R. J. C. Watt, 1995
8
Manual of Brigade Drill: in accordance with “The Field ...
19 ; and the intended movements commenced. [Marching past in open Columns. —When a Brigade originally formed in quarter-distance column is required to march past in open column :—Each Battalion will be halted on the completion of the ...
William Dawes MALTON, 1863
9
Boy Entrant
“Permission for the 29th Entry to march past, sir?” He enunciated in a precise military manner. The Reviewing Officer returned the salute, “Permission granted. Carry on Flight Sergeant Boy.” Gilkes returned to his post. Now facing the parade,  ...
Brian Carlin, 2006
10
It Took a Broken Leg: To Go to School
The celebration was a march-past by the students through the length and breadth of the small village and a picnic in the school compound afterward. Preparations for that march-past involving the whole village were more hectic and thorough ...
Hamid Charm, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARCH PAST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term march past is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sainik Schools sports meet begins - The Hindu
The participants assembled for a colourful opening march past, which was ... School Cadet Captain Aman Noyal Mascrene led the march past, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Gambia celebrates 21st Anniversary of July 22nd Revolution - The …
... be marked in Banjul with a parade at Arch 22nd in Banjul of security forces, and a march past of schoolchildren and voluntary organisations. «The Point, Jul 15»
3
Chinese President Xi Jinping tells army to learn from 'uncorrupt past'
Paramilitary police officers march past the Great Hall of the People. Photo: Bloomberg. Meeting soldiers in the north-eastern city of Changchun, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
Paisley braced for fantastic pipe band invasion as bands from …
On the day, bands will parade down Paisley's High Street at noon, march past the final tuning area at Paisley Cross and then head to the ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
5
500 Jobs for Veterans Available at St. Louis VA Job Fair
Veterans march past signs, cheering people and waving flags during a parade in St. Louis on January 28, 2012. Thousands of people lined a ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
6
The Orange Star of the County Down joins county's...
In years past, a contentious parade would march past St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church on Donegall Street in north Belfast. In 2012, a ... «www.insideottawavalley.com/, Jul 15»
7
Terminal Strikers sound early warning in Mayaro
Comfort Zone, who hail from Ortoire itself, were declared march past winners. Organisers of the competition, Illusion International Sports ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
8
Greek parliament passes austerity measures amid protests
Greek Presidential guards conduct their ceremonial march past a banner held by protesters during an anti-austerity rally. Hotels and shops ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
Greek PM Tsipras calls president ahead of vote: TV
Greek Presidential guards conduct their ceremonial march past a banner held by protesters during an anti-austerity rally organized by the ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
10
Moment police and locals LIFT car off girl, 16, run over during Belfast …
Although the parade was allowed to march past Ardoyne on the way out, it was not allowed to return back past the area's shops. However ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. March past [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/march-past>. May 2024 ».
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