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- Dictionaryonward/ˈɒnwəd/
adverb
- 1. in a continuing forward direction; ahead: "she stumbled onward"
adjective
- 1. (of a journey) continuing or moving forward: "informing passengers where to change for their onward journey"
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ONWARD definition: 1. moving forward to a later time or a more distant (= farther away) place: 2. → onwards 3. moving…. Learn more.
The meaning of ONWARD is toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward. How to use onward in a sentence.
ONWARD meaning: 1. moving forward to a later time or a more distant (= farther away) place: 2. → onwards 3. moving…. Learn more.
ONWARDS definition: 1. beginning at a particular time and continuing after it: 2. If you move onwards, you continue to…. Learn more.
What does onward mean? Onward means about the same thing as forward —toward a point ahead or in the future. It can be used in the context of travel through physical space or through time, but it is perhaps most commonly used when discussing progress toward a goal. Onward can be used as either an adverb or an adjective.
If something happens from a particular time onwards or onward, it begins to happen at that time and continues to happen afterwards. From the turn of the century onward, she shared the life of the aborigines.
in a forward direction. “moved onward into the forest”. synonyms: ahead, forrader, forward, forwards, onwards. adverb. forward in time or order or degree. “from the sixth century onward ”. synonyms: forth, forward.
Definition of onward adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define onward. onward synonyms, onward pronunciation, onward translation, English dictionary definition of onward. adj. Moving or tending forward. adv. also on·wards In a direction or toward a position that is ahead in space or time; forward.
on•ward /ˈɑnwɚd, ˈɔn-/ adv. Also, ˈon•wards. toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time: The army marched onward into the setting sun. adj. [ before a noun] directed or moving onward; forward: the onward flight to freedom.
