onward
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wərd, ˈɔn- adverb Also, on·wards.
1.
toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
2.
at a position or point in advance.
adjective
3.
directed or moving onward or forward; forward.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | directed or moving forwards, onwards, etc |
| —adv | |
| 2. | a variant of onwards |
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Onward
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| onwards or onward (ˈɒnwədz) | |
| —adv | |
| at or towards a point or position ahead, in advance, etc | |
| onward or onward | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
onward
late 14c., from on, on model of inward, forward. The form onwards, with adverbial genitive -s-, is attested from c.1600.
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Example sentences
In some months of the year, however, there often chances a forenoon when affairs move onward with a livelier tread.
Versions three and onward are summarized below, from reader mail.
And from that point onward the poor reasoning and bad grammar only get worse.
The wave moves onward, but the water of which it is composed does not.
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