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marcher — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bite verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
  • function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
  • go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  • march noun A steady, rhythmic style of walking used especially by soldiers and marching bands.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • step noun A single movement of the foot when walking, or one of a set of surfaces used to go up or down, as on a staircase.
  • trudge noun A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.
  • walk verb To move on foot at a normal pace, always keeping at least one foot on the ground.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

marcher is used for these senses in English:

  • bite (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
  • buy into (idiomatic) To believe (something, especially something implausible); to accept (a craze, fad, or notion) as valid.
  • function (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
  • go (intransitive, chiefly, of a, machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
  • run (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
  • run To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
  • step (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
  • step (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.

bite — full definition

  1. verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
  2. verb To have an unpleasant or harmful effect, often after a delay.
  3. noun An act of biting, or the mark left by one.

function — full definition

  1. noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
  2. noun A formal or official event.
  3. noun In maths and programming, a rule or routine that turns an input into an output.
  4. verb To work or operate as intended.

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