About The Word Onward
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Onward
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What's The Definition Of Onward?
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Onward: advancing | ahead | forrader | forth | forward | forward | forwards | onwards Related Terms | Find terms related to Onward: 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 See Also | Onward In Webster's Dictionary \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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