Definition of onward
: toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward
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Examples of onward in a Sentence
They have lived in that house from 1983 onward.
we must continue to move onward, or we will die in this desert
Recent Examples of onward from the Web
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For the past 100 years, its principle has remained the same: air and fuel go in, an explosion happens in the cylinders, and power shoves you onward.
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But after falling to Washington 3-0, the Independence native will now move past the disappointment and look onward to life as a professional softball pitcher.
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But this decline is rooted not in a post-1965 reaction against civil rights; instead, it can be traced to the alliance between Southern Democrats and Republicans nationally that made crushing unions a top priority from the late 1930s onward.
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From that point onward, the design has been endlessly copied and riffed upon.
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And the future will be better and brighter for Santa Fe and for the students of this community onward into the future.
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From the first Avengers onward, each single movie has been obliged to carry a narrative and expository burden that can threaten to eclipse the film's discrete purpose.
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The horse sped around the edge of the arena, kicking dirt onto the spectators gathered along the low, nearby wall while two charros corralled the horse onward.
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The band is kicking off a mini tour with its Happy Dog show, and will then continue onward to festivals around the U.S. and a couple of shows in Germany and Canada.
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First Known Use of onward
15th century
Definition of onward
: directed or moving onward : forward
Recent Examples of onward from the Web
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The journalists were told that their onward travel would involve a 12-hour train ride, followed by a four-hour bus journey, and then a hike to get to the site, which is over 300 miles from Wonsan.
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This is a straight-ahead trio for the ages, fed by a tension between Mr. Jarrett’s resolute, lapidary touch and the collective’s shape-shifting, onward drive.
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Helen Maguire, director of consumer sales, said the airline is working with Irish tourism officials to encourage customers to spend a few days in Ireland before making onward connections.
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Notify the embassy of your whereabouts, status, and onward travel plans online via the State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, or STEP.
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The animal was supposed to fly an onward leg to Kansas City, Mo., after landing at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport.
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From there, a second study led by researchers from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla suggests that the island nations of the Caribbean became the springboard for Zika’s onward travel.
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Before July 1, travelers could book their Ravn flights at AlaskaAir.com in conjunction with their onward flights.
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The regional dispute disrupted its normal export route for helium to buyers in Asia: by truck across the land border with Saudi Arabia and then to Dubai’s Jebel Ali port in the U.A.E. for onward shipment by sea.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'onward.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of onward
15th century
ONWARD Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of onward for English Language Learners
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: to or toward what is ahead in space or time
onward
Definition of onward for English Language Learners
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: moving toward the future or toward a more advanced state or condition
ONWARD Defined for Kids
Definition of onward for Students
: directed or moving forward
- There's no stopping the onward march of time.
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