Meaning of ONWARD
| Pronunciation: | | 'ânwurd
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- [adv] in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
- [adv] forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
- [adj] moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events"
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| | Synonyms: | | advancing, ahead, forrader, forth, forward, forward, forwards, onwards |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\On"ward\, a.
1. Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a
contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward
course, progress, etc.
2. Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward
the fruits were of his friend's labor. --Sir P.
Sidney.
\On"ward\, adv.
Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively;
as, to move onward.
Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. --Pope.
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| | Related Terms: | | advancing, ahead, alee, along, en route to, facing, for, forth, forward, forward-looking, forwards, frontward, frontwards, go-ahead, headward, headwards, moving, on, oncoming, ongoing, onwards, proceeding, progressing, progressive, vanward |
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