onward


1on·ward

adv \ˈn-wərd, ˈän-\

Definition of ONWARD

: toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward

Variants of ONWARD

on·ward also on·wards \-wərdz\

Examples of ONWARD

  1. They have lived in that house from 1983 onward.
  2. <we must continue to move onward, or we will die in this desert>

First Known Use of ONWARD

15th century

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