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marcher

English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English marcher, marchere, marcheyre, marchier, marchowrys pl; equivalent to march (from Anglo-Norman and Old French; akin to Old English germearc, Gothic marka (“boundary”)) +‎ -er.[1][2]

Noun

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marcher (plural marchers)

  1. (historical) An inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord. [from 14th c.]
  2. (historical) A border territory, a march (now only in (attributive) use). [from 15th c.]
    • 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 42:
      Here is a scene of the marcher state of which they were margraves being turned into a duchy under Henry II Jasomirgott, who has made his capital at Vienna.
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Etymology 2

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march +‎ -er.

Noun

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marcher (plural marchers)

  1. One who marches; one who participates in a march.
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References

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  1. ^ “marcher”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  2. ^ “march”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French, from Old French marchier, from Frankish *markōn, from Proto-Germanic *markōną, from Proto-Indo-European *merg-, *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”). Cf. also marquer.

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Verb

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marcher

  1. to walk
    Synonym: aller
    Il marche au milieu de la rue.
    He is walking in the middle of the street
  2. to travel; to move; to march
    Synonyms: avancer, déplacer, mouvoir
  3. (figurative) to work, to function
    Synonym: fonctionner
    Comment ça marche ? ― How does it work?
    Cet appareil ne marche plus. ― This device isn't working anymore.
  4. to step
    Marcher sur le pied de quelqu’un. ― To step on the foot of someone
  5. to cooperate
    Je ne marche plus. ― I am no longer in.
  6. (intransitive) to believe
    Il marche. ― He believes my joke.
    Il m’a fait marcher. ― He took me for a ride.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of marcher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple marcher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple marchant
/maʁ.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle marché
/maʁ.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present marche
/maʁʃ/ 		marches
/maʁʃ/ 		marche
/maʁʃ/ 		marchons
/maʁ.ʃɔ̃/ 		marchez
/maʁ.ʃe/ 		marchent
/maʁʃ/
imperfect marchais
/maʁ.ʃɛ/ 		marchais
/maʁ.ʃɛ/ 		marchait
/maʁ.ʃɛ/ 		marchions
/maʁ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		marchiez
/maʁ.ʃje/ 		marchaient
/maʁ.ʃɛ/
past historic2 marchai
/maʁ.ʃe/ 		marchas
/maʁ.ʃa/ 		marcha
/maʁ.ʃa/ 		marchâmes
/maʁ.ʃam/ 		marchâtes
/maʁ.ʃat/ 		marchèrent
/maʁ.ʃɛʁ/
future marcherai
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁe/ 		marcheras
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁa/ 		marchera
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁa/ 		marcherons
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁɔ̃/ 		marcherez
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁe/ 		marcheront
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional marcherais
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁɛ/ 		marcherais
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁɛ/ 		marcherait
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁɛ/ 		marcherions
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		marcheriez
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁje/ 		marcheraient
/maʁ.ʃə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present marche
/maʁʃ/ 		marches
/maʁʃ/ 		marche
/maʁʃ/ 		marchions
/maʁ.ʃjɔ̃/ 		marchiez
/maʁ.ʃje/ 		marchent
/maʁʃ/
imperfect2 marchasse
/maʁ.ʃas/ 		marchasses
/maʁ.ʃas/ 		marchât
/maʁ.ʃa/ 		marchassions
/maʁ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		marchassiez
/maʁ.ʃa.sje/ 		marchassent
/maʁ.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — marche
/maʁʃ/ 		— marchons
/maʁ.ʃɔ̃/ 		marchez
/maʁ.ʃe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Descendants

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  • → Catalan: marxar
  • → German: marschieren
  • → Portuguese: marchar
  • → Spanish: marchar

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French marchier.

Verb

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marcher

  1. to walk (travel on foot)

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of marcher
infinitive simple marcher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple marchant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle marché
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present marche marches marche marchons marchez marchent
imperfect marchois, marchoys marchois, marchoys marchoit, marchoyt marchions, marchyons marchiez, marchyez marchoient, marchoyent
past historic marcha marchas marcha marchasmes marchastes marcherent
future marcherai, marcheray marcheras marchera marcherons marcherez marcheront
conditional marcherois, marcheroys marcherois, marcheroys marcheroit, marcheroyt marcherions, marcheryons marcheriez, marcheryez marcheroient, marcheroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present marche marches marche marchons marchez marchent
imperfect marchasse marchasses marchast marchassions marchassiez marchassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — marche — marchons marchez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French marqueur.

Noun

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marcher m (plural marcheri)

  1. marker, scorer

Declension

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Declension of marcher
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) marcher marcherul (niște) marcheri marcherii
genitive/dative (unui) marcher marcherului (unor) marcheri marcherilor
vocative marcherule marcherilor
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